Scramble for Africa Flashcards
Which countries took over most of Africa
England and France
what was Africa before colonisation?
It was a trading station
Three political categories in Africa?
centralized kingdoms
centralized small kingdoms
stateless societies
Why was it known as the dark continent?
Other continents knew nothing about it and thought it was mysterious
what was the name of the conference that they used to divide africa?
The Berlin Conference
What were causes of Colonisation
They wanted power and to dominate
What is one of the main causes of Colonisation
Imperialism
what is colonism
the practice of assuming political control of another country
What is imperlism
policy or practice of extending a states rule over other territories or countries
The C’s of colonialism
Commerce
Civilization
Christianity
Conquest
What is commorce
The activity of buying and selling goods and services
Civilasation
A well organized and developed society
why could Europe colonize Africa so quickly?
they could fight wars
an established military
they had the weapons
Results of colonialism
took land away
took natural resources
created boundries