Explain how imperialism contributed to the outbreak of world war i

Before the WWI European powers were expanding their domain, France and Britain had colonies in Africa.

The tension was rising, West Africa Conference that was held in Berlin to prevent conflicts over Africa. Industrialism pushed countries to find more and more markets and goods. This caused a problem because Britain and France became superpowers which caused discomfort with Germany that also wanted colonies but only got small areas in Africa.

The Colonial League that was formed in 1881 in Berlin wanted Germany to expand its an empire, then Germany acquired Togoland, Cameroons and South West Africa - Namibia -.

This struggle for power in Africa reflected in diplomatic issues in Europe, which led to WWI.

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