Why did France get so much of Africa? (Short Animated Documentary)
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As many of you will know, when Africa was Scrambled by the European powers (and Belgium) in the late 19th century, France got a massive chunk of it all to itself. But given that France was seen as the great enemy of Europe and went through long periods of imposed Isolationism, why did it get so much? Why did France get so much of Africa and why didn't the other great powers do anything about it? To find out watch this short and simple animated history documentary. A special thanks to my Patreon Supporters: Rikspuckot SirJoe Myller MajesticFirebird Scott W CharÉTS robert lalonde Brendan W Steven B Ryan Schindeler Justin Kubusch Michael Kram Leonard Frank Cippalippus Thomas Halter Ethan Eckersley David J. Bever Leland Graham London Jakester1238 Juan Castillo Donald Weaver Ted Parsons LambOfLeg John Orr Bartosz Zasada Wolf Larz Welo Magdalena Reinberg-Leibel erez87 Valentyn Colm Byrne Roko Lisica Mik Scheper Nathan Ngumi JT96 Johann_Gambolputty_of_Ulm Yosef Waysman Oriki Joel Wasserma
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