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Trace the stages in the partition of Africa after 1870. How did it affect international relations?

  • UPSC 1996
  • Imperialism and Colonialism

Between 1870 and 1914, Europe's hold over Africa expanded from roughly 10 percent to 90 percent of the continent, a compression of conquest into a single generation that reshaped both Africa and the diplomatic order of Europe itself.

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  • Stage I: The Prelude, c.1870s
  • Stage II: The Congo Trigger and the Berlin Conference, 1884–85
  • Stage III: The Furious Scramble, 1885–1898
  • Stage IV: Flashpoints and Consolidation, 1898–1912
  • Stage V: The Continent Divided, by 1914
  • Impact on International Relations

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