Why didn't the Dutch also scramble Africa? (Short Animated Documentary)
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When Europeans were scrambling for Africa in the late 19th century, one historically significant colonial power, the Dutch, were missing. When the dust had settled the Netherlands, for all of its history was left with precisely zero colonies of holding in Africa whereas poorer, less influential countries like Belgium or Portugal had managed to carve out sizeable empires there. So why was this the outcome? Why didn't the Dutch take part in the scramble for Africa and increase the size of their empire? To find out watch this short and simple animated history documentary. A special thanks to my Patreon supporters below: SirJoe Ralliston Jarrod Gerke MajesticFirebird Ryan Schindeler Steven B robert lalonde CharÉTS Brendan W Abdel Mouzahir Michael Kram Leonard Frank David J. Bever Andrew Kendall John Paul Garai Leland Chris Maddox Nick Johnson Blake Cerin Jake Schultz Sean Long Mario Peshev erez87 Valentyn Yosef Waysman Juan Castillo LambOfLeg Matt Busch John Orr Wolf Donald Weaver Rober
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