The Scramble for Africa: A New Imperialism

The Scramble for Africa: Europe's Dramatic Carving of a Continent

The Great Divide: How Europe Carved Up a Continent The late 19th century was a time of unprecedented global change, a period when the world map, particularly that of Africa, was being redrawn with astonishing speed and audacity. Between 1881 and 1914, European powers engaged in what history now remembers as the “Scramble for Africa,” … Read more

The Scramble for Africa: A Continent Carved by European Ambition

The Scramble for Africa: European Colonization and its Legacy

The year is 1884. The air in Berlin is thick with cigar smoke and the scent of ambition as Europe’s great powers gather. They are not here to celebrate peace or share scientific discoveries. Instead, they are about to divide an entire continent – Africa – amongst themselves, like a feast laid out for hungry … Read more