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The Scramble for Africa: Berlin Conference 1884
In 1884, German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck convened a meeting in Berlin that would redraw the map of the world. Delegates from fourteen European powers and the United States gathered not to discuss peace, but to establish rules for partitioning Africa. This episode explores the General Act of the Berlin Conference, focusing on the controversial principle of 'effective occupation' and how it justified colonial conquest. We examine the role of King Leopold II of Belgium and his private ownership of the Congo Free State, as well as the diplomatic maneuvering by Stanley Pool and the…
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