Imperialism in Africa Flashcards

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Atlantic Slave Trade

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  • Banned in 1808

* Freed Africans

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Berlin Conference

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1884-1885

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

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• 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
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Belgium Congo

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• 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
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Herero Wars

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1903-1910

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

Battle of Adwa

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1896

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

Italo-Turkish War

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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
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Boer Wars

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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
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