What occurred at the Berlin Conference of 1884?

Berlin Conference of 1884 was important because it finally created rules regarding European colonization and trade in Africa. It basically served to divide Africa among European countries peacefully, and to devoid Africans of their autonomy. It also created a better trade system within the continent.

The Berlin Conference of 1884-85, also known as the Congo Conference (German: Kongokonferenz) or West Africa Conference (Westafrika-Konferenz), regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period and coincided with Germany's sudden emergence as an imperial power