World War II in Africa Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
area of heavy fighting across Africa
About World War II in Africa
By the 1930s, most ofAfricawas divided between the European powers, as colonies and protectorates. SeeBritish Empire,French Colonial EmpireandPortuguese Empirefor the largest players. Italy, Belgium andSpainwere also involved, and earlier on Germany, theNetherlands, Denmark,Swedenand the United States had been. The Italians came late to the "scramble for Africa" in which the European powers divided up the continent, but they did manage to grabLibyain 1911.Ethiopia, which had famously resisted colonial forces, became part of the Italian Empire in 1936. Fascist Italy had an ambition to restore theRoman Empireencircling the Mediterranean Sea. TheGerman Empirelost all its colonies, including several African ones, at the end ofWorld War Iin 1918. However, Germany invaded North Africa during Wor
World War II in Africa Travel Guide Sections
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