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The Changing Face of a Continent - Imperialism in Africa
A modern map of Africa shows a patchwork of
more than 50 countries. If you look at a map of
Africa from 1910, it would look considerably
different. Instead of the names of countries
and the lines that mark their borders, you
would see whole areas of the map marked with
the names of European nations.
The map pf Africa changed rapidly after World
War II. The war weakened many European
nations and natives peoples in Africa began to
work toward independence. Wars of
independence broke out across the continent.
By 1990, all of the countries of Africa were
finally independent.
On the blank outline map below, use the
information presented to the left to shade in
the countries of Africa that were controlled by
the different European powers. Use a different
color for each European nation. Make a legend
to the left of the outline map to explain your
color patterns.
Key
France
Germany
Spain
Belgium
Portugal
Italy
Great Britain
Independent
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Secondary Social Studies