What was the Scramble for Africa? - History Crunch Investigates

The Scramble for Africa is the term that historians use to refer to the expansion of European empires into Africa during the Age of Imperialism. It is referred to as a ‘scramble’ due to the way in which the European nations raced to capture territory to expand to their empires.

​The Scramble for Africa is considered to have occurred from approximately 1884 until the outbreak of World War I in 1914. During these years, almost all of Africa came under the control of the major European powers

In this video, we investigate what happened during the Scramble for Africa in the Age of Imperialism, including: causes, major events and impacts.

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This video is based (in part) on the article 'Scramble for Africa: Overview' on historycrunch.com, which can be found here: https://www.historycrunch.com/scrambl...