Berlin Conference

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location of meeting?Berlin, Germany
2. What is the dates of conference?November 15, 1884 – February 26, 1885
3. What was the Great Africa Map-Making Party and why did it happen?It was a meeting in 1884-1885 where leaders from Europe drew lines on a map of Africa to decide who could own parts of the continent. They did this to avoid fighting each other over new lands.
4. Who came to the party?Leaders from fourteen countries, including Britain, France, Belgium, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, met in Berlin to talk about Africa.

New Imperialism: A period of intensified colonial expansion by European powers from the late 19th to early 20th centuries.
Partition of Africa: The division of the African continent into European colonies during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Bilateral Agreements: Agreements made between two countries, often used by European powers to negotiate colonial claims.
Congo Free State: A vast territory in Central Africa controlled personally by King Leopold II of Belgium, established at the conference.