imperialism scramble for africa
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Imperialism Definition: System of building foreign empires for military and trade advantages Colonizer- Europeans Colonized- Africans, Middle Easterners, Asians, and AmericansTRANSCRIPT
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Imperialism
Scramble for Africa
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ImperialismDefinition: System of
building foreign empires for military and trade advantages
Colonizer- EuropeansColonized- Africans,
Middle Easterners, Asians, and Americans
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Why explore?
Gold- to gain wealth Glory- to become
famous God- to spread
Christianity
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Trade Trade and trade routes became very
important. Controlling markets was extremely
competitive since it could be very profitable.
Two examples: Portugal- Prince Henry the Navigator Spain- Christopher Columbus
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Portugal- Prince Henry the Navigator
Portugal wanted an easier trade route to Asia.
Under his guidance, Portuguese sailors explored the west coast of Africa and eventually developed new trade routes by sailing south around the continent of Africa to Asia.
He also set up a navigation school.
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Spain- Christopher Columbus
Sailing for Spain in 1492, he tried to find a different trade route to Asia.
Instead of sailing south around the coast of Africa, Columbus attempted to sail west, across the Atlantic Ocean.
Columbus’s voyage took him to the Americas, continents unknown in Europe at the time.
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It all started with Africa
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Africa before the Europeans stepped in… Multiple religions/languages Variety of governmental systems
established Trading system with Europeans and
Muslims
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Europeans step in… TECHNOLOGY allowed the Europeans to
go deeper into Africa. EXPLORERS went into Africa first—faced
many hardships… They were followed by MISSIONARIES
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The “Scramble” for Africa Belgium started to explore and make
trade agreements with African leaders. This set off a SCRAMBLE by other
European nations. Before long, Britain, France, and
Germany were scrambling to make claims in the region.
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Berlin Conference 1884: European countries met to discuss how to
divide Africa. (No Africans were invited to attend) Results:
Belgium took the Congo Any European power who wanted to claim a part
of Africa had to set up a government office there first.
Impact: Within 25 (1885-1910) years almost every part of
Africa was under European control. They redrew the map of Africa with little regard for
traditional patterns of settlement or ethnic boundaries
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Asia Many Asian
territories saw a change from Europe as trading partner to Europe as conqueror.
Great Britain took control of India and Australia and fought over control of Burma, Laos, Siam, and Cambodia.
France controlled lands in Southeast Asia, including Vietnam.
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Impacts of Imperialism During the 19th century, factories in Europe
required raw materials to manufacture finished products.
The Europeans looked for new sources of raw materials and markets for their goods.
Gold, diamonds, and oil were some of the resources the Europeans wanted. Asia and Africa had those resources.
Trade with their colonies around the world brought European nations great wealth and power.
Sadly, the Europeans often destroyed the local cultures in the lands they claimed.