Europeans Colonized Africa In The 19th Century

In the late 19th century many European countries colonized Africa. It was known as the scramble for Africa. Most of Africa, except Ethiopia and Liberia, was colonized. There were 7 European countries that took part, England, France, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Italy, and Portugal. During the colonization the Europeans viewed the natives as helpless, uncivilized, and of lower status. Due to their views they didn’t treat them as they should have. Africans were put into poverty, became slaves in their own land, and had unjust living conditions and little control over their lives. Europeans felt that they were inferior to natives. Cecil Rhodes once stated, "We are the finest race in the world and the more of the world we inhabit the better it is