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Berlin Conference 1884-85 The Berlin Conference was a conference called in Berlin by all of the European powers in 1884, except for Russia. The purpose was to divide the continent of Africa into a balanced number of colonies per country in Europe. It was developed as a concept by Otto von Bismarck. The original intention was to prevent war conflict by stopping the desperate grabbing for African colonies. The actual effect was an increased tension between countries in Europe, as well as disregarding the opinions of the African leaders of the territories they distributed, causing hatred of Europe in their new colonies.