The Berlin Conference was an imperial Geopolitical strategy to colonize, control, or extract resources from Africa. Unfortunately ethnic, religious, and social differences left Africa disorganized and dysfunctional.
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The Berlin Conference was indeed a gathering of European powers held in Berlin in 1884-1885 but its primary purpose was to establish guidelines for the colonization of Africa, rather than a geopolitical strategy to colonize, control, or extract resources from the continent. During this conference, European powers divided Africa among themselves, drawing borders and setting up rules for their colonial presence. However, it is important to note that Africa was not left disorganized and dysfunctional solely due to the conference. The negative consequences of colonization, such as ethnic, religious, and social conflicts, as well as the imposition of colonial borders without regard for pre-existing African societies, played a significant role in post-colonial disarray.