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14 nations agree on rules for division

Countries must claim land and prove ability to control it

By 1914, only Liberia and Ethiopia are free of European control

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Technological advantages

quinine protects Europeans from

malaria

inventions like steam engine, machine guns

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Ethiopia was the only African nation that successfully resisted the Europeans. Its victory was due to one man – Menelik II. He became emperor of Ethiopia in 1889. He successfully played Italians, French, and British against each other, all of whom were striving to influence Ethiopia. In the meantime, he built up a large arsenal of modern weapons purchased from France and Russia. #34

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Colonialism in Islamic Lands

In the 18th and 19th Centuries, the political and economic power of the Islamic countries was overwhelmed by European colonialism.

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