the scramble for africa Flashcards
what was britain concerned about during late nineteenth century?
its position in relation to other european powers
what european threat was to britian?
germany - 1871 started to unit as single country
what were the three european countries which heavily influenced britain?
germany, france and russia
during the year 1873 and 1896 what effected the european countries?
the great depression
why did the great depression effect the european countries?
encouraged interest to africa and new sources of raw materials
what two conferences were held?
berlin conference
brussels conference
what year was the berlin conference?
1884-1885
what year was the brussels conference?
1876
what were the two conferences regarded as?
begging of the scramble for africa
who was the brussels conference held by?
king leopard of belgium
what was the brussels conference motivated by?
competition
what did the conference heighten between the european governments?
competition and suspicious of leopolds intentions of holding the conference
by what year did a scramble for territory begin?
1884
who held the berlin conference?
german chancellor
how many foreign ministers of european states came to berlin conference?
14
during the berlin conference, what was mapped out?
the whole of africa - like a slice of cake
what was established for all powers during the berlin conference?
effective occupation
what did effective occupation mean?
everyone had to notify other powers what land they wanted to assert a claim too
was the conference a success?
yes everyone was able to expand their empires without conflict
what did berlin conference do for the indigenous people?
little concern for natural borders and for the people
what was their no concentrated effort on?
combat african slave trade or any attention on indigenous people
