"The Scramble for Africa"

The term "The Scramble for Africa" talks about European powers going to Africa and conquer any land that they find useful for their country back in Europe. The main European nations that went to colonize parts of Africa were: England, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal, and Belgium. The main reason why they even went to Africa, was for the natural resources crawling all over Africa such as gold, ivory, etc. the need for labor, and the emerge of new markets. The Europeans had technological advantages that allowed them to conquer Africa. This effected the African people in a way that lead them to take revenge on the Europeans and take back their old land back to African control like it should be.