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How was Europe allowed to carve up and exploit Africa at the Berlin Conference in a post-slavery era? (lemmy.world)
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Was the media/church/merchants/scientific community that promoted The Scramble for Africa as a noble cause unaware of the true motives of the European colonizers, or were they all complicit?

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[–] WHARRGARBL@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

You’re right. As PugJesus explained, the various motives were complex but not a plan for atrocities.

The horrific results are obvious only in retrospect.