Question

State your opinion:

The Berlin Conference was a farce of the European nations for the benefit of African countries.

Answer 1

1. In 1884, a conference of European nations was organized in Berlin to explore the opportunities in Africa available to them.
2. The true purpose of this conference was to discuss the possibilities of dividing the African territory amongst themselves.
3. In the Berlin Conference, the Belgian supremacy in Congo was acknowledged by all, and Congo was renamed as 'Congo Free State'.
4. It was also decided in this conference that if any of the European nations fails in utilizing the natural resource in the colonies under their charge, then that nation should give it up to another European nation. So, The Berlin Conference was a farce of the European nations for the benefit of African countries.