How the presence of european explorers affected the conlonial move in Africa during "the Scramble for Africa"

Title: How the presence of european explorers affected the conlonial move in Africa during "the Scramble for Africa"
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How the presence of european explorers affected the conlonial move in Africa during "the Scramble for Africa"
Before the age of European imperialism in Africa, the core of the continent was totally unknown to European civilization. Prior to the colonial interests of the major European nations, the age of exploration in Africa opened up many parts of the continent's interior. Numerous expeditions of many explorers made the rapid colonization of Africa possible by showing the European nations what Africa held for them. Although explorers were the key that would open up entirely …showed first 75 words of 630 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 630 total…as members of a superior race and servants of a Government that desires to elevate the more degraded portions of the human family."[Christopher Hibbert] They opened Africa to European civilization, creating many opportunities for Africa to modernize and to start the Scramble for Africa. References Study notes Handouts, Booklets and Worksheets received in class Britannica Encyclopedia Encarta My main source was some German program on TV (I live in Germany), name of program unknown.

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