the scrable for africa Flashcards
what other contries were involved in africa
germany
italy
belgian
france
what two countries were not colonised
liberia
ethiopia
how impactful were the belgium and italian colonies to britan
not very
they had very little
how impactful was the german colonies to britan
they had little but they posed threats in the south
how impactful was the french colonies to england
quite impactful
they had a lot of
arguments over morocco and tunis caused tensions
what were the main motives for the scramble for africa in the east and the west
reasorces
trade
rivals
companies
give examples for the motives for the scramble for africa in the west
-attraction to nigeria due to palm oil
-threats to nigeria from france
-pressure from other countries eg belgium and the congo free state and rubber
-the royal niger company
give examples for the motives for the scramble for africa in the east
-zanzibar had leather and ivory
-trade in zanzibar worth £2 mill
-threat from german naval bases
-imperial british east africa company
what two conferences were held during the scramble for africa
the brussels conference 1876
the berlin conference 1884-5
what were the aims of the two conferences
try to stop potential war
to negotiate over territories
what happened in the brussles conference
-king leopard of belgium hold meeting
-africans couldn’t extract material and europeans could
-roads and railways needed
-international african association should coordinate european imperialism
in 1884 what % of africa was colonised
40%
what happened in the berlin conference
germ counceler otto van bismark invites foreign ministers of 14 states
general act
what was leo doing behind the brussels conference
leo was secretly creating his empire at the time and getting stanley to sign treaties to create the congo free state
what were the key agreements of the general act
-basin/ mouth of the congo and niger river remain neutral
-protect indigenous and suppress slave trade
-support missionary, explorers, charities and scientists
-notify other before expantion
-establish effective occupation
