The Berlin Act was a work product of the Berlin Conference of 1884 wherein Otto Von Bismarck entered Germany into the mix for the colonization of Africa.
The Berlin Act marks the beginning of the true formal scramble for Africa as European Nations fought for land on the African continent.
A, they were strong and showed they had to try again
I also struggled with this question and I'm not 100% sure about my answer, but it's better than no answer. I used the little scale thing on the bottom right corner of the map. And I found out that by sea it was around 700 miles. And by land, I got around 350, but I rounded up to 400. Hopefully I was able to help... this stuff can be hard. I hate DBQ packets, but you gotta do your best.
Have a wonderful day and good luck in history :-)
It prevented merchants from freely trading goods in foreign markets. apex//