Question

Which statement is true of the Berlin Conference?
A) The conference began with a dispute about the Congo River basin.
B) The conference was convened by Portugal
C) Treaty of Berlin to divide up Africa among the 14 countries
D) All of the above

Answer 1

Berlin West Africa Conference also known as Berlin Conference was held Berlin in which the major European nations met to decide all questions related with the Congo River basin in Central Africa.

The conference was proposed by Portugal in pursuance of its special claim to control of the Congo estuary. The general act of the conference declared the Congo River basin to be neutral ; guaranteed freedom for trade and shipping for all states in the basin; forbade slave trading; and rejected Portugal’s claims to the Congo River estuary.The General Act of the Berlin Conference, is often viewed as the formalization of the “Scramble for Africa.” The European powers divided Africa up between themselves, leading to creation of artificial states that lacked any cultural or linguist or ethnic coherence.

Answer 2

The correct answer for your question is option (A)-the conference begun with a dispute about the Congo River basin.

The Berlin Conference was also known as the Congo conference or the West Africa Conference. The conference which was set up to regulate European colonization and trade in Africa is known as the Berlin conference.  

Otto van Bismarck had organized the conference who was also the Chancellor of Germany.