Why did european powers compete for new colonies in africa and asia in the early 1900s

It had connections for Europeans through Egypt and provided political support.

Contributing factors  leading  to the harlem renaissance were the great migration of african americans to northern cities, which concentratedambitious  people in places where they could encourage each  other, and the first world war, which had created new industrial work opportunities for tens of thousands of people.

It has the potential to lead to limits on rights by giving flexibility in making laws.