Which European country colonized most of West Africa in the late 19th century?
At the Berlin Conference of 1884, the European countries divided the African continent into colonies to be occupied and ruled in what's now referred to as the "Scramble for Africa." French West Africa (France's colonies) consisted of over a dozen countries including Mali, Senegal, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Benin, and Chad. The territory totaled nearly 2 million square miles. French West Africa was dissolved in 1958.
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Shelley Welch Dunivan
William Laughlin,
Sorry gentleman! France occupied 1.8 million square miles and England occupied $360,000 square miles at that time.
France is the correct answer!
Shelley Welch Dunivan
French occupied 1.8 mil sq miles and England occupied 360,000 square miles during that time. France is correct.
Treffer 1
William Laughlin, My understanding exactly!The answer should not be France.
William Laughlin
I would hardly characterize Chad as West Africa and Algeria is in North Africa.
As Britain increasingly colonized more and more African countries, the British had become the DOMINANT power along the coast, and they began annexing and laying claim to territory gradually.