Mission of the Berlin Conference 1884-1885

1. WHAT is the Mission of the Berlin Conference 1884-1885? 2. WHAT COUNTRIES Participated? 3. WHY was it important for Germany and Italy to get the Rest of the European Nation States to Agree for them to have Colonies? 4. WHY was it important for the Belgian King Leopold II to get the Rest of the European Nation States to Agree to his Claim to the "Belgian Congo?" (became Zaire/DRC). 5. By What DATE did the European Nation States have to "Pacify" the African land and peoples that they claimed OR LOSE the claim to another Nation State? (Use Power Point #6, Scramble for Africa, Slide #21)