How Africa Can Avoid Getting Scrambled.

  • Published In: Foreign Policy, 2023, n. 248. P. 24 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: French, Howard W. 3 of 3

Abstract

Most importantly, few in Washington seem to have dwelled on the purpose of building U.S. influence in Africa, a continent that has always been at or near the bottom of Washington's list of global priorities. At the conclusion of the 1884-85 Berlin Conference, which notoriously carved up the African continent and apportioned its territories to Europe's imperial powers, signatories to the act highlighted education and the "material well-being of the native populations" to justify their historic power grabs. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Foreign Policy. 2023/04, Issue 248, p24
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0015-7228
  • Accession Number:162933895
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