What were the driving motivations behind the colonization of Africa? As a result, how did these dreams of empire cause the Great Powers of Europe to go to war ?

Colonization of Africa

What were the driving motivations behind the colonization of Africa? As a result, how did these dreams of empire cause the Great Powers of Europe to go to war ?

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