Industrialization led to a wider financial gap between rich, industrialized societies versus poor, non-industrialized societies.
Great Britain occupied 2/3 of India until it gained independence in 1947
The Berlin conference was an international conference which decided that a European nation could not claim African lands without "effective occupation."
Two Things That Interested Me
The fact that the Great Rebellion in India was able to gain so much widespread support for the cause when they did not really have a leading figure to follow like most other revolutionary movements.
The fact that King Leopald would have an African's hand and foot chopped off for not gathering as much rubber as his company demanded.
One Question I Still Have
What was Europe's motivation to "civilize" the African youth?
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