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What reason did European countries use to colonize Africa? And hello hope yall are having a wonderful day.

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The reasons for African colonisation were mainly economic, political and religious. During this time of colonisation, an economic depression was occurring in Europe, and powerful countries such as Germany, France, and Great Britain, were losing money.

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European nations were rival and they also wanted to get colonies to gain an advantage over their rivals plus it was a sign of prestige and power

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