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Africa
1914
WHY AFRICA?
Europeans
developed cash crop
plantations for –
peanuts, palm oil,
cocoa, & rubber - to
sell on the market
Majorsource of
wealth was
minerals –
diamonds, gold,
copper, & tin
GROUPS CLASH OVER SOUTH AFRICA
Three main groups –
Africans, British and Dutch
They fought for land &
resources (diamonds &
gold)
Europeans fight Africans
Ethiopia: Only
African nation to
successfully resist
European
domination
(Menelik II)