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2012-03-23
DUT
verdeling van Afrika
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294936521
UDC
960Verdeling 93/94'187/190'
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A British term coined in 1884 describing the period of 20-odd years, from the 1870s to 1902, when European powers explored, partitioned, and conquered nearly 90 percent of the African continent (Africana Encyclopedia, 1999).
UF
partition of Africa
RT
Berlin Conference
colonial conquest
Fashoda crisis
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