Why did the major Western colonial powers of The Netherlands, The United States, and The Russian Empire not receive any new colonies during the Scramble for Africa? Why was this the case even though they were all party to the pivotal 1884 Berlin Conference, and though tiny Belgium seized huge Congo?

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Why did the major Western colonial powers of The Netherlands, The United States, and The Russian Empire not receive any new colonies during the Scramble for Africa? Why was this the case even though they were all party to the pivotal 1884 Berlin Conference, and though tiny Belgium seized huge Congo?

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