French Colonization
What geographic area of the world contains the most French speakers?
Africa!
In 1619 how much of Africa was controlled by Europe compared to 1914?
10% compared to 90%
Why was Germany slower to establish overseas holdings than other major powers? Bonus points for the year Germany was unified.
Decentralization, less emphasis on naval development, focus on European domestic diplomacy. 1871
Egypt, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Nigeria, Ghana, Malawi
Concerning Africa, what was the most important of Woodrow Wilson's 14 points?
Self-Determination
What size would the French Empire eventually rank in the world at its height?
Second behind the British Empire
What tropical disease made it difficult for Europeans to progress inland from the African coast? What medicine helped nullify the impact?
Malaria, Quinine
Name one German African Colony.
Togoland, Cameroon, German East Africa, Germans South West Africa
What European cultural group did the British have conflict with in and around South Africa in the late 1800s?
Boers/Afrikaners
Approximately how many African soldiers would fight in each World War?
~1,000,000
Name one important French Colony in North Africa
Algeria, Tunisia
Name one of the most important military technology advances used for African colonization.
The machine gun, bolt-action rifle
Name two reasons Germany eventually adopted a pro-colonial stance.
Lobbyists, German Emigration, Captive Markets, National Unity
What was the name of the former colonies and territories (such as Palestine) Britain administrated after WWI?
"Mandates"
During what conference and year was the Racial Equity Proposal brought forth?
Paris Peace Conference, 1919
What current French institution currently benefits heavily from France's former overseas holdings?
The French National Soccer Team
What territory did King Leopold of Belgium form in order to have ample rubber exports?
The Congo Free State
During what war would Germany lose many of its overseas holdings?
WWI
What African cultural group did the British have a large amount of conflict with during the late 1800s?
The Zulu
What country invaded Abyssinia in the mid 1930s?
Italy
What French leader had a special relationship with the colonial holding of Algeria?
Napoleon III
Where and when was the conference held between world powers to discuss the "African problem"?
Berlin, 1884
What German leader initiated the Berlin Conference?
Otto Von Bismark
Allowing a large amount of political control to Afrikaner population of South Africa
Name two ways WWII impacted African decolonization post 1945.
Large supply of fighting men
Industrialization, Urbanization
Nationalism