State one way in which European nationalism contributed to colonization of Africa.
Answer:
-Unification of Germany and the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian war altered the balance of power in Europe.
-Bismarck feared a war of revenge from France and thus encouraged France to
seek for colonies in Africa to compensate her lose of Alsace and Lorraine.
-European powers felt that acquiring many colonies gave them national pride.
-Public opinion in Europe was for colonization and this forced democratic countries to follow their people’s opinion.