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[!quote|#ffd400] Highlight ivalry between the European countries as regards the colonisation of Africa. Part of the communications with Northwest Africa, and with South America, had a necessary intermediate landing site on the islands. Issues regarding the ownership of the network, the control of its functioning or the possibility of its interruption were vital for the imperialist projects of West ern powers in their open competition with each othe

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[!quote|#ffd400] Highlight SA, every nation strove for owning the lines that connected its many territories. The control over communications became another element to stress the rivalry among European powers, giving rise to the so-called submarine cables war. At this, new imperi alist nations quarrelled, such as the USA or Germany

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[!quote|#ffd400] Highlight were essential strategic points for inter continental telegraphic connections. The struggle for getting the control over these lines stimulated British diplomacy to negotiate a treaty which secured British priority in the area. Its aim was to achieve, first from Portugal and then from Spain, an unmistakable commitment to not give concessions or transfer national rights or properties to a third party, especially, with regard to ports and cables.

starting to ask the question, why did they care so much about who owned what cables? It was a common goal to setup cables to virtually every nation for each individual nation.

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