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The Berlin Congress 1884
Established rules for division of Africa
Initiated by France and Britain who were alarmed at the new players.
Bismarck used it as an opportunity to sow divisions between Britain and France
- His aim was to French desires for revenge from the Franco-Prussian War of 1871
- Move French concerns from Europe to Africa
- He also didn’t want Britain to gain sole access to African resources.