The document discusses European colonial rule from 1884-1898, noting that France, Great Britain, and Belgium colonized the most areas in Africa and dividing up 3.4% of the continent. It also discusses that the United States acquired the Philippines from Spain after the Spanish-American War of 1898 and gained Cuba and Puerto Rico. The learning objectives are to discuss the locations of colonial rule, explain imperialism from the perspectives of both colonizers and colonized, and describe the independence struggles of colonized regions.