Imperialism in Africa

Question 1

Atlantic Slave Trade

Answer 1

• Banned in 1808

* Freed Africans

Question 2

Berlin Conference

Answer 2

1884-1885

• Boundary lines for empires
• No Africans in conference, only Europeans
• Boarders for European purposes with trade and materials

Question 3

Islamic Fundamentalism

Answer 3

• Mahdi Rebellion

• response to European ways
• fought against the Brits - lost
• attack the imperialists (Britain)

• Battle of Omdurman, 1898

• slaughtered a lot of Mahdi’s
• British and Dervish

Question 4

Belgium Congo

Answer 4

• King Leopold II (1865 - 1909)

• trying to get rubber from Congo
• held children/wives hostage for motivation
• population lost - 8-10 Million
• ruled Congo Free State

Question 5

Herero Wars

Answer 5

1903-1910

• Colonial Wars between German Empire and Herero people in South West Africa
• Resistance against Germans colonizing
• Herero defeated

Question 6

Italians

Battle of Adwa

Answer 6

1896

• Between Ethiopian Empire and Kingdom of Italy
• Italians were defeated by Ethiopians

Question 7

Italians

Italo-Turkish War

Answer 7

1911-1912

• Kingdom of Italy and Ottoman Empire 
• Italy wanted to gain colonies in North Africa by conquering Turkish Properties 
• Italy ultimatum on Turkey 
  - next day declared war
• Peace Treaty of Ouchy - 1912

Question 8

Boer Wars

Answer 8

1899-1902

• Dutch Farmers
• There was Gold - British wanted it
• British were unprepared
• Boer launched Guerilla Warefare
• Concentration camps - no food/medicine
• British crushed Boer
• Peace of Vereeniging was signed