<human>:  What happened in the Berlin Conference of 1884?
<bot>: The Berlin Conference of 1884, also known as the Congo Conference, was a gathering of European nations to discuss the colonization of Africa and decisions were made regarding the trade, political and territorial rights of said nations. It was the first general international conference of the European powers to discuss matters dealing with African colonization and its results. The conference ultimately led to the establishment of boundaries of European control in Africa as recognized by Europeans until the end of World War I.