history Flashcards
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the name of the conference that met to discuss how africa was going to divide
berlin conference
prime minister of germany
otto von bismark
what was the conference about
to decide how to divide africa between leading european powers
why did africans think what happened at the conference was unfair
because they were not invited to the conference and they did not agree with colonisation which made them loose many things
colonisation
involves taking control of land and the people living on it usually by force
which european power colonised most of the african countries
britain
what are the areas the europeans took over called
colonies
which european country colonised the gold coast
britain
why was it called the gold coast
because it was rich in gold and near the coast
3 reasons why european powers were able to colonise Africa
natural disasters
new diseases
the invention of machine gun
in which year did the ashanti beat the british
1824
at which battle did the british defeat the ashanti
battle of dodoma
who was the leader of the british during the ashante defeat
gorvenor of garnet wolseley
what advantage did the british have over the ashante forces
armed with weapons
two results of the british colonisation of the gold coast
lost most of its gold treasures
people had to work for low wages
which year did ww1 begin
1914
how many years did the war last
4 years
countries that formed the allied powers
britain
russia
countries that formed central powers
turkey
germany
why was it called ww1
because the colonies of both allied powers and central powers took part in the war
propaganda
biased or misleading information used to promote a political cause or point of view
what were the propaganda posters used for
-Germans were evil
-men had a duty to fight for good against the bad
-men had a duty to protect women
who was emmeline pankhurst
a leader fighting for women suffragette in britain
what was emmeline trying to ensure fo me women in britain
that women were treated fairly and had the right to vote
