Scramble of africa Flashcards
what were the motivations for Imperialism?
1.Social Darwinism: Inspired by the ideas of evolution and natural selection
2. Cultural: White Man’s Burden.
3. economics
4. nationalism
What was white mans burden.
The idea that European people have a responsibility to show and teach other cultures their ways
Means of Imperialism (think Industrial Revolution):
- Maxim machine guns
- Steamships
- Quinine (a medicine for malaria)
Impact of Berlin Conference of the 1880s
- Negative impact on Africa, almost 90 percent was divided up between European powers (without the say of Africa).
what was the relationship between African and europeans before the Berlin Conference?
it was a trade relationship that was based along coastal cities
what was the lasting effect of the Berlin conference
In 1950 and 60 colonial boundaries become actual nation boundaries
who was Leopold the second ?
- he made the International African Association.
- he said that he would end the slave trade and spread Christianity.
- Congo became his own personal colony
- Driven by nationalism
what was important in Congo
The ivory and the rubber
why did Leopold terrorize the Congolese people
because he wanted to get a lot of ivory and rubber
what country took over Congo when Leopold surrendered
Belgium did in 1908
who was Patrice Lumumba
was the first leader of the independent nation of Congo.
was viewed as a communist.
died in 1961 as he was assassinated.
what happened after the death of Lumumba?
led to the dictatorship of Mobutu which lasted from 1965-1997. Under his reign widespread human rights violations occurred and the wealth of the nation was exploited for his own personal gain and outsiders.
who occupied Ethiopia
Italy
Why was Ethiopia successful even though they resisted imperialism?
This is because their guns and technology was already good enough
what was Ashanti known for?
- Their palm oil.
- they also tried to negotiate their independence with Britain which led to the war of the golden stool.
3.from Ghana
