"The Scramble for Africa"

The European people believed that their race was superior to any other race in the world. They believed that it was their duty to take over other countries to expand the European race. One country the Europeans believed they could've conquered was the continent of Africa. When Europe's control over Africa expanded, many European nations wanted area of their own ruling. Many of the European nations then started controlling many parts of Africa. Major European nations that had control of areas in Africa were France, Britain, Portugal, Belgium, Germany, Italy, and Spain. They would take control of these areas in Africa because of their rich natural resources. These nations would use these natural resources to produce products to sell to the people of Europe and as well as the people of Africa. The nations would also take control of these areas because the more land they owned, the more power they had. They were able to dominate Africa so easily due to their advanced technology. They had the advantage over them because Africa was a lot weaker. Some African tribes also gave up their land to the European nations so that they wouldn't take it by force. The aftermath of the scramble had major effect on the African people because many tribes of Africa were separated into different portions due to the boundaries created by the European nations.