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What changes occurred in European nations during the nineteenth century that led to the scramble for overseas colonies? What changes occurred in Africa?

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The 'Scramble for Africa' – the artificial drawing of African political boundaries among European powers in the end of the 19th century – led to the partitioning of several ethnicities across newly created African states. ... Despite their arbitrariness these boundaries endured after African independence.

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