Rebecca M. Kulik
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Rebecca M. Kulik contributes articles on the social sciences and humanities to Encyclopaedia Britannica. She holds a B.A. in history from Grinnell College. After working as a teacher for several years, she is now an educational writer. She has lived, travelled, and researched extensively in North America, Europe, and Asia.
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Scramble for Africa, a phrase widely used to refer to the period from the late 19th to the early 20th century in which European imperial powers claimed control of most African territory. It is also used to describe the actions undertaken by those countries, with the goals of expanding strategic…
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