The Scramble for Africa, imperialistic time

For us to come up with this wonderful rhyme

A time that focused on taking new land

And coming up with better plans

Beginning in 1880 you see,

The Europeans nations dropped to their

knees

Seeing Africa, a beautiful sight

Full of resources and other delights

But why not scout the area first?

Satisfy curiosities thirst

Mr. Livingstone that was his name

An explorer known with great fame

1841 is when he would start

Showing off his great smarts

Exploring the land all the way through

Keeping his findings in a journal to

Then one day, the man was gone

And he was not heard from for very long

Henry Stanley, an explorer to

Was sent to find this man so true

The Scramble did not hold intentions true

Resources and land were taken too

Social Darwinism, these countries claimed

All in all, Africa was maimed.

1869 he was sent to the land

To find the disappeared Livingstone man

1871, Livingstone was found

Giving rise the famous phrase (“Dr. Livingstone I presume?”) still around.

The other nations soon pushed on

Afraid the good land would soon be gone

For one problem stood in the way

Multiple nations this country had swayed

Britain, France, and Portugal too

Competed with Germany, Italy, and Spain a few

They all wanted the best of the land

For Africa was all part of their plan.

The Western powers saw this land

As a great place for them to stand

But the natives here were not too bright

For the Europeans did not show them the light

Social Darwinism, a term we know

Was used to justify the imperialistic show

The civilized people saw the need

To teach the Africans good things indeed

The Scramble did not hold intentions true

Resources and land were taken too

Social Darwinism, these countries claimed

All in all, Africa was maimed.

But in reality what did they do?

Did they see these promises through?

Or did they take all they could

And not give back as they should?

Unfair treatment was prominent then

For the Europeans were better men.

King Leopold II ruled his part

For he did not have the best of hearts

He killed ten million African souls

Just so he could meet his countries goals.

1909 was a sad year

For this event brought many tears

After the Scramble for Africa began

Otto Von Bismarck needed a plan

The Conference of Berlin is what he would call,

To stop the Europe from a great fall.

In 1884, the major powers met

To settle disputes the situation had left

Arguments over land quickly ensued

Nearly starting several feuds

The Scramble did not hold intentions true

Resources and land were taken too

Social Darwinism, these countries claimed

All in all, Africa was maimed.

But in the end, an agreement came

One that would forever hold great fame

The countries agreed to split the land

And everyone agreed to adhere to this plan.

Other issues were also solved

Slavery was abolished, this system so flawed

Rules were set to stop future fights

And stopping the natives from taking flight.

1914, the Scramble was done

The African natives were on the run

Kept under the European foot

The dignity was soon turned to soot

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