Question

How did the European colonisation of Africa take place without any outbreak of war?

Answer 1

1. The interior of Africa was unexplored.
2. After 1875, European penetration and colonisation began on a large scale.
3. The Berlin Colonial Conference of 1884-85 resolved to divide Africa into a sphere of influence of the various European powers.
4. European Colonisation of Africa was thus accomplished smoothly without any outbreak of war amongst major European powers.