Causes for the scramble for Africa Flashcards
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Commercial gain
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Africa known as White man’s grave bc of malaria & yellow fever
During 18th century, only 1 out of 10 Euros sent to Africa by Royal African company survived
In 1817 Pierre Joseph Pelletier & Joseph Bienaime Caventou discovered that quinine was an effective solution to malaria
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Nationalism
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Transport advances
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Medicine advances
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reports from explorers
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strategic geographical location
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Political reasons
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Impact of industrial revolution
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