“The Scramble for Africa (1876-1914) was when European powers took over most of Africa in the late 1800s. By 1914 all of Africa was under white rule except for Ethiopia and Liberia. White rule in most places lasted till the 1960s.

The European powers that took part:

• Britain
• France
• Portugal
• Germany
• Belgium
• Italy
• Spain

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