European Colonisation of Africa

The Scramble for Africa

Introduction

Scramble for Africa - Definition

The Scramble for Africa refers to the period between roughly 1884 and 1914, when the European colonisers partitioned the – up to that point – largely unexplored African continent into protectorates, colonies and 'free-trade areas'.

European Colonisation of Africa

Colonisation is when one country takes over another country and rules another country for its own benefits.