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How did the Berlin Conference shape the colonization of Africa?

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The conference disregarded African cultural and ethnic boundaries, resulting in arbitrary borders that later contributed to conflicts and tensions among African nations.

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The Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 established the ground rules for the colonization of Africa by European powers, legitimizing their claims and leading to the division of the continent.

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