the scramble for africa guided reading q & aguided reading q & a
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The Scramble for Africa
Guided Reading Q & A
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European Imperialism
Independent African Nations in 1914:
1.Ethiopia2.Liberia
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1. What is Social Darwinism?
• The notion that certain nations or races are more fit than others and that those nations should rule over the “less fit” nations.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FmEjDaWqA4
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2. Why did Europeans want raw materials from Africa?
• To manufacture goods.
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3. What drove European leaders to claim African territory?
• Political Reasons: Evidence of their “power”
• Economic Reasons: As a source of raw materials for factories and a potential market for finished products.
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4. What advances in technology made European domination of Africa possible?
• The Machine Gun
• Telegraphs
• Railroads
• Steamships
• Quinine (Helped fight against Malaria)
First automatic machine gun
Quinine
Maxim Machine Gun
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5. What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference?
• To divide African territory among European nations
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6. Do you think Leopold II should have claimed the Belgian Congo for himself? Why or why not?
• No, he was a brutal leader.
• Belgian government took over because of an international outcry against him
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7. Who were the Zulu?
• An African group that resisted colonialism for more than 50 years.
The Zulu
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8. How did Ethiopians under Menelik II defeat the Italians?
• Ethiopia has a modern army that was larger and better armed than the Italian army.
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“New Imperialism” in Africa
Causes:1.European nations needed raw
materials2.European leaders wanted power and
land3.Europeans believed in Social
Darwinism
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“New Imperialism” in Africa
Effects:
1. Africans lost their land and independence
2. Many Africans died resisting the Europeans