Lesson 2 Q4 Flashcards

(7 cards)

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Paternalism

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A policy where the Europeans governed people in a parental way by providing for their needs, but not giving them their rights

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Assimilation

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A policy where the French believe that the Africans should adopt French culture and become like the French

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Menelik II

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He became the emperor of Ethiopia in 1889and successfully played Italian British and French against each each other

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4
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Understanding the difference between the indirect control and the direct control

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Indirect control is when Europeans let local rulers stay and help govern and direct control is when europeans ruled everything themselves and gave no power to locals

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Indirect

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  • local governments officials were used
  • limited self rule
  • goal: develop future leaders
  • government institutions are based on European styles, but may have local rules
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Direct

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*foreign officials brought in to rule
* no self rule
* goal: assimilation
*government institutions are based only on European styles

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Negative results

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  • africans lost their land and freedom
    *africans had leave their families to find jobs
  • people lost their homes and their land
  • African traditions and culture were broken
  • European disrespected African culture and made people confused about their identity
  • many africans died from fighting back from the new sickness like small pox
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