in the late th century the european imperial powers engaged in a major territorial scramble and occupied most of the continent creating many colonial territories and leaving only two fully independent states ethiopia lrb known to europeans as abyssinia rrb and liberia.
in the late nineteenth century the european powers occupied much of the continent creating many colonial and dependent territories. they left only two fully independent states ethiopia lrb known to europeans as abyssinia rrb and liberia.