Proper noun
the Scramble for Africa
(historical) The proliferation of conflicting European claims to African territories during the New Imperialist period between 1881 and 1914.
Thomas Pakenham, p. 481 The Scramble for Africa, ISBN 0-349-10449-2 The remaining three brigades were Italian units under Brigadiers Dabormida, Ellena and Arimondi. Source: Internet
It was not until the 19th century, when European powers sought to carve up the African continent between them in the so-called " Scramble for Africa ", that Europeans Germany and Great Britain in the forefront became interested in Namibia. Source: Internet
In the "Scramble for Africa", the boast was having the Union Jack flying from "Cairo to Cape Town." Source: Internet
ISBN 0-393-05903-0 *Pakenham, Thomas: The Scramble for Africa. Source: Internet
It would not be long before the Scramble for Africa and European colonial interests set their eyes on the marginal Turkish provinces of Libya. Source: Internet
The Scramble for Africa, p. 568 (1991). Source: Internet