What are the names of the European countries that engaged in a "Scramble for Africa" in the late 1800s-early 1900s? and what were their reasons?

UK(British Empire)

France (French Colonial Empire)

Germany (German Empire)

Italy (Kingdom of Italy)

Portugal (Portuguese Empire)

Belgium (Belgian colonial empire)

Their reasons were mainly for economic reasons, however, they also wanted to protect some of their existing colonies. (e.g British Raj)

germany's government did not have enough money to pay its debts, so it began printing more money, which caused economic problems. germany did not pay off its wwi debts until 2010. germany was also responsible for paying reparations after world war ii.

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