Question

Why did Europeans wait until the 19th century to carve up Africa?

They were too busy fighting wars amongst themselves.
Disease and other hazards made the continent too dangerous to explore.
The resources of Africa weren't valuable until the 19th century.
Before then, they didn't have the military power to conquer native Africans.

Answer 1

The second answer is correct. This is because before the mid 19th century, there wasn’t many treatment to diseases in Africa, causing colonies to be focused more near the coast.

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