Imperialism
Conquest of one nation by another nation
Colonialism
Economy that sells things that are collected rather than grown or manufactured
gathering-based economy
How many phases in the Scramble for Africa?
3
Rapid firing weapon used by Europeans to mow down African soldiers in battle
Maxim Gun
Positive Economic consequences of Imperialism
Railroads, roads, telegraph, farming methods, banks
Name the 4 reasons for Imperialism
Economic, Nationalism, Racism, Religion
Name 3 raw materials Africa provided
Palm oil, rubber, ivory, beeswax, honey, cotton
Berlin Conference occurred during which phase?
Second
Government organizations that oversee the details of managing a state
Bureaucracies
Positive Social Consequences
Population growth, education, social order changed to merit
Reason for Imperialism that included managing and profiting from resources through better control
Economic
Created to produce self-reliant Africans who were educated and conserved the past
Fante Confederation
Leopold II was king of what new country
Belgium
Name the 3 ways Africans responded to Imperialism
1. Submission 2. Alliance 3. Confrontation
Negative Economic Consequences
Loss of independent growth, intra-African trade, money went to Europe instead of back in to Africa
Sought political standing among the world powers through this reason for Imperialism
Nationalism
Country the Fante Confederation began in
Ghana
Why did Belgium take the territory away from Leopold II?
His harsh treatment and torture of Africans in the territory
Network of facilities and structures needed for things like travel and communication
Infrastructure
Negative social consequences
Gap developed between urban and rural areas, education focused on boys, cultural development halted
Tied together through ideas of superiority and pity on the savages of Africa
Racism and Religion
Fante Confederation ended when these two groups fought over the trade cities in Ghana
British and Asante
Name the 3 phases of the Scramble
1. Manipulating treaties 2. Compromise with Europe 3. Military conquest
Positive consequences of Imperialism
Bureaucracy and judicial system
How did Europeans disrupt the cultural development of Africa?
Taking control of everything (gov't, economy, culture)