Madagascar was one of many countries affected by European colonization in the late 19th century and early 20th century. The country of Madagascar is located to the east of the African continent, although it is included as a country. To be more precise, it was located east of Mozambique. Below I have provided a map of Africa today to allow for a better understanding of the geographic location of the country. Like most African countries, the Berlin Conference of 1884-85 will leave a lasting impact on Madagascar. The European power that took control of Africa before, during and before the Berlin Conference was the French. The French fought many wars to protect and maintain the country under their rule. As a result of many aspects like this in the country's history, Madagascar's culture, government and economy have most likely been displaced and changed forever. A perfect example was the execution of slavery in Madagascar and throughout Africa. A further example would be the episode of what was previously known as “French Madagascar”. To better understand Madagascar's impact, a brief understanding of pre-colonial Madagascar is necessary. For starters, archaeologists have come to estimate that the first settlers in Madagascar arrived sometime between 350 BC and 550 AD, while others have serious doubts about dates earlier than 420 AD, which is the vaguely recorded date of the first human presence. in Madagascar. This leads to the assumption that Madagascar was one of the last landmasses on the planet inhabited by humans. Based on my research, some of the groups that arrived hundreds of years before European colonialism were the Arabs, who first... middle of paper... before European involvement, which is probably an indirect source of the expansion of slavery in the area. In the common case, Swahili slave traders transported slaves from Madagascar to the east coast of Africa early in the country's history. In contrast to this fact, the map above mainly represents the European slave trade towards the end of the 18th century, and the entry into the 19th century, when Europeans began to arrive in the Indian Ocean and populate many of the islands of fragmentary dimensions surrounding the area. In this regard, the Mascarne Islands received a significant amount of slaves at the time, when you consider how large these islands actually are. The wealth gained from this maritime trade stimulated the rise of organized kingdoms on the island, some of which had become quite powerful by the early 17th century..