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The term "sphere of influence" first appeared in the division of [[Africa]] at the Berlin Conference of 1884 – 1885, which apportioned dominance of the continent between [[Britain]], [[Belgium]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Italy]], [[Portugal]], and [[Spain]]. In 1885, a [[bilateral]] agreement between [[Great Britain]] and [[Germany]] divided control of the Gulf of Guinea between them. Each undertook not to interfere in the interests of the other in its designated sphere. In 1890, the two concluded a similar division of spheres of influence in East Africa.

The term "sphere of influence" first appeared in the division of [[Africa]] at the Berlin Conference of 1884 – 1885, which apportioned dominance of the continent between [[Britain]], [[Belgium]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Italy]], [[Portugal]], and [[Spain]]. In 1885, a [[bilateral]] agreement between [[Great Britain]] and [[Germany]] divided control of the Gulf of Guinea between them. Each undertook not to interfere in the interests of the other in its designated sphere. In 1890, the two concluded a similar division of spheres of influence in East Africa.

==Modern world==

==Post-World War II==

The concept of spheres of influence inspired the organization of the [[United Nations Security Council]], whose permanent members each brought with them dominance of distinct groups of other countries. The [[General Assembly]], by contrast, enshrines the principle of the sovereign equality of states.

The concept of spheres of influence inspired the organization of the [[United Nations Security Council]], whose permanent members each brought with them dominance of distinct groups of other countries. The [[General Assembly]], by contrast, enshrines the principle of the sovereign equality of states.