11.2 Imperialism (case Study: Nigeria) Flashcards
What was assimilation
Policy that over time people would adopt French culture and become like the French
What is paternalism
Europeans govern people in a parental way by providing needs but not giving them rights
How did they act out paternalism
- –> bring in own bureaucrats
- did not train ppl gov methods
How did they act out assimilation
ALL local schools, businesses, and courts patterned after French institutions
Why did French abandon idea of assimilation and turn to association
Recognized Africans institution and culture, but still thought of as inferior to French culture
Who was Menelik II
Ethiopian emperor 1889 who successfully resisted Europeans
How did Menelik resist
Put Italians French and Brits against eachother bc they were all trying to influence Ethiopia w spheres of influence
What happened after Menelik signed a treaty w Italy
Wording said he gave up part of Ethiopia
Menelik declared war
What was the Battle of Adowa
Ethiopian forces successfully defeat Italians and keep nation independent
What happened after battle of Adowa
Modernized Ethiopia w railroads and weakened nobility power
How did colonial rule cause a breakdown in African culture (4)
Traditional authority replaces
Property transferred
Men forced to leave villages
Disregard for cultured caused identity problems
Negative effects of colonial rule (4)
Africans lost independence
Famine due to cash crops
Cultural breakdown
Division of continent
Positive effects of colonial rule (4)
Reduced local warfare
Humanitarians improved sanitation + provided hospitals + schools
–> increase lifespan and literacy rate
Economic expansion
–> railroads dams telephones built in African colonies
What is the map about on page 349
Resistance movements in Africa
On page 348 who do they talk about in “history makers”
Samori Touré - emperor of Mandingo people who fought against imperialism for 16 years
