The Scramble for Africa

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The Age of European Imperialism ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Pre Class: What is IMPERIALISM? Why would the Europeans have imperial interests in Africa in the 19 th century?

19 th C. European Exploration ,[object Object]

Stanley and Livingstone (History Channel) Dr. David Livingstone Henry Morton Stanley: Exploration by Warfare? The Beginning of the “American Era”

Economic Motives ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Political Motives ,[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],© Royal Geographical Society – Stanley and African Exhibition;The Swazi-Land Boys, "Gootoo" and "Inyokwana" Date: 1890

Religious/Cultural Motives ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

1. According to the cartoon, which European countries were fighting for a position in Africa? 2. What led to the situation shown in this cartoon? Pre Class

What Allowed the Europeans to finally penetrate the continent? ,[object Object],[object Object]

Leopold and Stanley explore the Congo… … and the other powers get jealous. King Leopold II of Belgium

The “Scramble for Africa” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Mad Scramble for Africa! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Berlin Act of 1885 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Only write down what is underlined!

By 1914 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

African resistance ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

European Rule ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ In order to rule them and keep one’s life amongst them, it is needful resolutely to regard them as children” - Stanley © Royal Geographical Society – Stanley and African Exhibition;The Swazi-Land Boys, "Gootoo" and "Inyokwana" Date: 1890

Pre Class ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Percentage of Africa Controlled by European Countries in 1913

Leopold’s “Congo Free State”: Imperialism at its Worst ,[object Object],[object Object]

Horrors of the Belgian Congo ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Men who failed to bring enough rubber for agents were killed

Children and adults had their hands chopped off as proof that agents weren’t “wasting” their bullets

June 9, 1904: The Moment of Decision ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],Celebrities such as Mark Twain joined the Congo Reform Association. It was the first mass human rights movement of the 20th century. It played a large role in convincing the Belgian Parliament to annex the Congo 2 years early in 1908. George Washington Williams – brings attn to the Congo, but is ignored because he is African American

Effects of Colonization ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

There were some improvements… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

In-Class Political Cartoon Assignment 15 points ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Percentage of Africa Controlled by European Countries in 1913

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The Scramble for Africa

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