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The Exploration and Settlement of Africa

Travel along with British explorers as they journey across Africa, mapping its mountains, tracing its river systems, and ultimately triggering a scramble among Europe's colonial powers to conquer Africa in the last three decades of the 19th century. The scramble intensified with the discovery of diamonds and gold in South Africa.

English
  • Originally Aired January 1, 2009
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Created October 14, 2024 by
    RicaRaducanu
  • Modified October 14, 2024 by
    RicaRaducanu