Why did France get so much of Africa? (Short Animated Documentary)

As many of you will know, when Africa was Scrambled by the European powers (and Belgium) in the late 19th century, France got a massive chunk of it all to itself. But given that France was seen as the great enemy of Europe and went through long periods of imposed Isolationism, why did it get so much? Why did France get so much of Africa and why didn't the other great powers do anything about it? To find out watch this short and simple animated history documentary. A special thanks to my Patreon Supporters: Rikspuckot SirJoe Myller MajesticFirebird Scott W CharÉTS robert lalonde Brendan W Steven B Ryan Schindeler Justin Kubusch Michael Kram Leonard Frank Cippalippus Thomas Halter Ethan Eckersley David J. Bever Leland Graham London Jakester1238 Juan Castillo Donald Weaver Ted Parsons LambOfLeg John Orr Bartosz Zasada Wolf Larz Welo Magdalena Reinberg-Leibel erez87 Valentyn Colm Byrne Roko Lisica Mik Scheper Nathan Ngumi JT96 Johann_Gambolputty_of_Ulm Yosef Waysman Oriki Joel Wasserman Joell Bel Adam Probert Sean Long Robert Brockway Tristan Kreller Andreas Mosand blei95 Hidamarisou - Webnovel translations Kaiserrin Tim Stone Juan Benet Shauna K Mario Mejia Tony Belmonte Joseph Hutchins george tyler Peter Hopkins SketerK Lord Chromium Joseph Reinsch Hiro P P Marino Ali Sadighian Allen R Nathan Snyder Harrison Wiener C. C. C. Patty Culp Scriptmonkeys Jack Beckman Anthony McCann Mr.Myoozik BenDrums24 Sean Uzar Zachary Pascalar tegsirat Joshua Schneider William Adderholdt Alexander Kirk Yared Cristiano Duane Bridges Rob Rollins Mario Peshev Matt Busch Hexapuma ThePalestRose T. c. north Joshportunities Moraxian Steve Schroeder Pongo lesser_sam Tranier Bocaj Tino Ron Johnson Chris PeBenito Ned Burke Mark Ploegstra Bobby Koys Hapalochlaena Lunulata Garrett Manarin Zachary Jacob Zachs Tim Stumbaugh Blue Cardinal Hunter Bayliss Tactical_Jackal Burt Clothier BattleGoat Studios Contdoko12 alexccg Carr Nyuli Brian Giordano Ruben Rodriguez T'Kotsl Olive! WolfiZee Sethars ARandomPaperClip Charles Doolittle Liquid Chief Ciege Engine Alex G. Templar366 Jason Vandeventer A. J. Nolan Peale ContraryPython Jesse Plung Colin Cecil Robert Meehan Rabbi Rob Thomas Kevin Phoenix No way twang The Funks bakedbread Jonathan Niehaus David Spellmeyer Rosebird Philip Yip Dullis Miky Hidalgo Morriss Warren Rudkin Chris Weisel Matt Reed Ian M blaZzinG_FurY Will Sullivan Leena Al-Souki Afghanistan Ted Ingram Jonny Minogue Jasmin Vikk Joseph Kerckhoff William Maywood Andrew Sever Matthew Toles Shakira Charles Kwiatkowski Richard Wolfe Carl Blanton khaki enthusiast D. Mahlik Tom Ebert Serius_Loyola Erik Hare Seth Reeves Ben Jambor Ethan Harlow Dr. Sarno Jane Sumpter George Caponera David Hilbert's Entscheidungsproblem YugiJitsu Games James Damon AdaptiveApple Squirrel DefinitelyNattox NazGuul Evelyn Mark Christensen ConspiracyPizza Tom Langan ChrisC1966 Zunbil Hatter24 Frankin D. Roosevelt Jim Phillips Defender Deep Brewed Flavour Binero Gthreep0 CptDalek Edward Harding Shalin S Eclipse Kelly Moneymaker Timmy Schautz Jaroslav Benedik Jan Bart Verbist João Santos Hazzard Schwarzer Hai Jackarice26 Kasi Kameohawk Tommi Hewitt Vladislav Vasilev Lewis Kobrak Zharael TradeFloorMonster Manel Arribes Cid zemnmez Twinny Hill Rhys Jackson Phil Johnston Ben L Ash Elford Tarsirrus KingKyumber James Nick Ed's Special Cakes Toby Peschel Brendan Drake