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Opening of the Suez Canal
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The Berlin Conference
As the race for colonies intensified between European powers, German Chancellor Otto van Bismark called on the thirteen powers to meet in order to come to an agreement that benefited all parties in terms of trade and control of Africa. Representatives from the following European countries attended and eventually signed off on the Berlin Act:
Austria-Hungary
Belgium
Denmark
France
German Empire
Italy
Netherlands
Ottoman Empire
Portugal
Russian Empire
Spain
Sweden-Norway
United Kingdom
