Examine the Importance of Colonial Rivalries in Affecting the Relations Among the European Powers in the Period 1870-1914

The period 1870-1914 saw a remarkable upsurge of imperial activity, including the partition of Africa and the scramble for concessions in China. The Great Powers competed with each other to get the most and best colonies; as a result, tension and fiction was displayed as the Great Powers sought to assert their claim to various pieces of land. This competition for colonies where the Great powers saw each other as a rival was the colonial rivalries. These rivalries worsened relationships between most of the countries, for example the Anglo-German relationship; but surprisingly, it improved some relationships such as the Anglo-French relationship. Colonial rivalries were one of the important factors that affected the relations among the European powers during that period because it made the powers work, interact, and understand each other.…