HISTORY 2500 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Majeerteen, Austria-Hungary, Lake Malawi
11 Sep 2017
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France secured republic of congo, guinea, and tunisia. Made pact with italy, which was in conflict with germany and bismarck. Regulated colonization and trade by dividing africa among the. Africa considered perfect for exploitation, trade, and settlement. King leopold and henry stanley researched the continent striving for imperialistic gain. Stanley made several trips, eventually trying to create the. Intelligence found out about belgium, engaged in colonization. Had old settlements, now claimed the area again from old treaties. Had a pact with uk and ireland to block off congo society access to ocean b) All major powers trying to make land grabs. Portugal and france pushes towards the west coast was seen as a threat to uk trade route in suez canal and nile. Germany felt compelled to launch expeditions, which frightened france and uk. Seeing the imminent conflict, leopold convinced france and. Germany to talk about common trade that would be mutually beneficial.
