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Why did Britain participate in the Scramble for Africa
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Why did Britain participate in the Scramble for Africa The scramble for Africa took place in . Britain involvement was triggered by many things. Relations in Europe at this time seemed to be waivering and, from the clear attitude of imperialism at the time, the solution seemed all too obvious. Africa, in these times seemed to be a mysterious country, untouched and undiscovered by civilisation. Therefore the powers in Europe, instead of wrestling over a small partition of land, went there to gain prestige and status. This and trading materials became a key reason for the scramble. Strategy, mainly from Britain's point of view was also deemed another major factor in getting involved. In these times, Christianity seemed to be one of those ideological factors involved in the scramble. Although not a factor considered to start the whole scramble off, it is important to maintain that missionary activity was common around the...
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