The scramble for Africa Flashcards
(15 cards)
In 18.. around 10% of … was controlled by European countries, by 1900 it was over …%
In 1870 around 10% of Africa was controlled by European countries, by 1900 it was over 90%
How many colonies were added to the British empire
16
Date of the scramble for africa
1.8.-19..
1881-1914
Why were European countries interested in africa
-rich in … resources
—> eg g…, diamonds
-… countries could … goods to people who lived there
-Christian … mission
-e… building
-treatments were invented to combat d… in Africa
-rich in natural resources
—> eg gold, diamonds
-European countries could sell goods to people who lived there
-Christian civilising mission
-empire building
-treatments were invented to combat disease in Africa
What parts of Africa were colonised by who
-the French and B… colonies …. Africa
-G… and British colonised the … and south
-the French and Belgians colonies Western Africa
-Germans and British colonised the east and south
What was held for prevent fighting over parts of Africa
A conference in B…, Germany in 1.8.-8.to decide which n… could take what
A conference in Berlin, Germany in 1884-85 to decide which nations could take what
What things were ignored when making the decision of who owned what
Differences in:
-r
-c
-l
-t
Differences in:
-race
-culture
-language
-traditions
What % of Africa did Britain control by 1900
32%
What technology helped Britain fight resistance in africa
The maxim gun
African resistance
-Africans … back
-often lost due to … guns
-they won some major v… keeping …
-many … suffered … and were … after they lost
-Africans fought back
-often lost due to maxim guns
-they won some major victories keeping land
-many Africans suffered hardship and were exploited after they lost
How did political factors contribute to the scramble for Africa
-some … countries competed to build large …
-some European countries competed to build large empires
How did economic factors contribute to the scramble for africa
-Africa was r… in natural …
-ways of becoming extremely .. off of these …
-Africa was rich in natural resources
-ways of becoming Beverly rich off of these resources
How did religious factors contribute to the scramble for africa
-Christian m… felt it was their duty to c… people to …
-went on a … mission to make … a “better” place
-Christian missionaries felt it was their duty to convert people to Christianity
-went on a civilising mission to make Africa a “better” place
How did technology contribute to the scramble for africa
-new … like the … gun helped take over new land against …
-new weapons like the maxim gun helped take over new land against resistors
What different factors led to the scramble for africa
-p
-r
-e
-t
-political
-religious
-economic
-technology
