2. How do you think a desire for gold influenced Europeans' decisions during the scramble
for Africa? (5 pts.)

answer:

The scramble for Africa was the occupation and colonization of African territory by the European monarchies between 1881 and 1914. The settlement of boundaries among colonized African territories was somewhat achieved with the Berlin Conference of 1884. This treaty regulated further colonization and trade in the African continent. Among the most sought territories were the ones which had large reserves of gold, as the metal was already highly valued in the global market. This led to further conflicts between monarchies.

Explanation:

world war i began in 1914, after the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand, and lasted until 1918. during the conflict, germany, austria-hungary, bulgaria and the ottoman empire (the central powers) fought against great britain, france, russia, italy, romania, japan and the united states (the allied powers). to new military technologies and the horrors of trench warfare, world war i saw unprecedented levels of carnage and destruction. by the time the war was over and the allied powers claimed victory, more than 16 million people—soldiers and civilians alike—were dead.

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