Question

Write the Short note.

Berlin Conference of 1884

Answer 1

In 1884 a conference of European nations was organized in Berlin to explore the opportunities in Africa available to them. The true purpose of this conference was to discuss the possibilities of dividing the African territory amongst themselves.

In the Berlin Conference, Belgian supremacy in Congo was acknowledged by all, and Congo was renamed as ‘Congo Free State’. It was also decided in this conference that if any of the European nations fail in utilizing the natural resource in the colonies under their charge, then that nation should give it up to another European nation.