History Flashcards
(17 cards)
what is colonization?
when one country forcefully and politically takes over and rules another for their own benefit.
what is a colony?
A country that has been taken over by another.
what was Africa part of?
a global colonization process.
from when did Europe start traveling and what did they
mainly deal with?
from the late 1500s, and they dealt with slaves.
what was the scramble of Africa and when did this occur?
this was a process Africa and its recourses were separated and this all started in the 1900 century.
Which part of Africa did the Europeans not want to travel in and explain why?
Inland, because they thought it was a dark country also they were afraid and knew nothing about it.
True or False.
Did Africa already have rules and a system set up for itself?
True.
the competition was between…..??
Britain, France, Germany, and Belgium.
who made a conference on how to peacefully divide Africa and when was it?
Bismark, and it was in 1884.
how many countries attended the conference?
15 counties attended.
True or false.
African leaders were allowed to attend this event.
False.
Who got Congo?
Leopold of Belgium.
what was the Niger River used for?
For used for trading for the European countries.
who got East Africa?
Germany.
by what time was Africa fully divided?
1913
what are the names of the two places that didn’t get colonized in Africa?
Ethiopia and Liberia.
True or False.
the Africans rights were ignored?
True.
