New Imperialism in Africa
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Table of Contents
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"...Africa is basically a chessboard for European power structures. It's divided up into colonies, without regard to ethnic background, without regard to language, without regard to history..."
Key Terms
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Key Terms, ctd
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Guided Viewing Questions
- Why did Africa remain maintain its independence until the nineteenth century? What factors made African territories difficult for Europeans to explore/conquer?
- What was the connection between the Industrial Revolution & Imperialism? What technological developments contributed to imperialism? How did it give Europe an advantage in the nineteenth century?
- Be able to compare and contrast various European colonies in Africa. Some questions to consider:
- Why was Egypt such an important territory for European powers?
- How did Britain end up with control over Egypt in the form of a protectorate?
- How did France respond after Britain established a protectorate in Egypt?
- What was the Congo Free State? How did it become a personal colony of the Belgian King?
- What was the Fashoda Affair? How did the create a British zone of influence in East Africa and French sphere of influence in West Africa?
- How did imperialism in southern Africa differ from imperialism in the north?
- How and why did British imperialism in South Africa lead to the practice of apartheid?
- What did the Berlin Conference do? How did it shape European conquest of Africa in the nineteenth century?