Scramble for Africa Timeline Game
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Put the following events in chronological order.
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Read the foreign word and choose its English meaning.
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Temporal Tangle
Can you place the key events in the correct order?
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About This Challenge
The Scramble for Africa (1884-1885) was a period of intense European colonization and imperialistic competition in Africa. This game allows players to explore the events and key moments of this historical period.
- European powers rushed to claim territories in Africa, leading to the Berlin Conference in 1884.
- The partitioning of Africa resulted in arbitrary borders that did not consider the indigenous populations living there.
- Competition for resources and strategic advantages drove European countries to establish colonies in Africa.
Game Details: a timeline game where you place events in their correct chronological order
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- November 15, 1884: Berlin Conference begins to regulate European colonization and trade in Africa
- February 26, 1885: Berlin Conference concludes with the signing of the General Act of the Conference
- May 12, 1881: France establishes a protectorate over Tunisia
- 1883: France colonizes Madagascar
- 1885: Belgium claims the Congo Free State under King Leopold II
- 1885: Italy invades and conquers Eritrea
- 1889: British South Africa Company is granted a royal charter to colonize present-day Zimbabwe
- July 5, 1884: Germany declares Togoland a protectorate
- July 12, 1885: France establishes a protectorate over Niger
- 1894: British establish a protectorate over Uganda
- 1891: Portugal claims Mozambique as a colony
- 1911: Italy claims Libya as a colony
- 1916: Belgium annexes Rwanda and Burundi
- 1918: Germany loses colonies in Africa after World War I
- 1914: Egypt becomes a British protectorate
- 1975: Spain loses control of its colonies in Africa
- 1990: Namibia gains independence from South Africa
- 1993: Eritrea gains independence from Ethiopia
- 2011: South Sudan gains independence from Sudan