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Period: 600 to 1500
Pre-Colonization
Africa is divided into diverse cultural nations -
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Burton and Speke expedition
Lake Tanganyika is discovered -
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Speke and Grant expedition
Lake Victoria is discovered -
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Berlin Conference
European countries meet to divide Africa among them -
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Colonization expands
European exploration leads to colonial expansion to the center of Africa -
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WWI
The Battle of Tanga and a guerrilla campaign by Germany are fought in Africa. Africans’ loyalty to colonizers increases. -
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Treaty of Versailles
Germany loses African colonies to France and the UK -
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Invasion of Ethiopia
Italy invades and captures Ethiopia -
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WWII
Northern Africa serves as an important theater. Many Africans fight alongside their colonizers. It is also used as a launch point for the Allied invasion of Italy -
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Decolonization
Africa now holds 53 sovereign States, with many borders being similar to those drawn at the Berlin Convention. -
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OAU
The Organization of African Unity is formed to create an alliance for the betterment of the continent as a whole. -
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African Union
The African Union replaces the OAU -
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Afro-European agreement
The EU and AU reach an agreement that lays out a strategy for the development of Africa