History - Bismarck organized the Berlin Conference in 1884–85 to

Bismarck organized the Berlin Conference in 1884–85 to 

A. establish rules for dividing up Africa among the European countries. 

B. limit Russian expansion on the continent. 

C. work with the Africans to seek trade agreements. 

D. prevent Belgium from taking over the Congo. 

E. stop the spread of United States influence in Africa.

Answer:

A. establish rules for dividing up Africa among the European countries. 

The Berlin Conference established ground rules for dividing up Africa among the European nations. In 1884–1885, European leaders met in Berlin to avoid conflicts among themselves. They agreed that European powers could not claim any part of Africa unless they set up a government office there. Europeans were also forced to send officials who exerted their power over local rulers. Leopold II, king of Belgium, wanted the Berlin Conference to recognize Belgium’s control of the Congo Free State. Russia was not one of the European countries involved in the division of Africa. The Europeans did not invite any Africans to the Berlin Conference. Africans were not given any role in how Europe divided up the continent. The United States was never interested in extending its influence in Africa. The United States’ area of imperial control was in Latin America and the Caribbean.