Scramble for Africa
What 2 valuable resources made Africa attractive?
Gold and Diamond
To make peace between European countries over Africa
By 1914 what 2 countries had not been colonized?
Liberia and Ethiopia
What 2 countries was the opium war between?
China and Britain
What resource drew Britain to India?
Spices
What country first started to colonize Africa?
Belgium
What group of people important to the issue were not invited to the Berlin Conference?
African leaders
Who was the leader of Ethiopia?
Menelik II
What was Haiti a colony of?
France
How did Britain control India?
Through Indian soldiers known as sepoys
What new technology helped the Europeans conquer Africa ?
Steamboats and machine guns
What were the decided ground rules for the colonization of Africa ?
Whoever could "control" the land could keep it
What was the battle between Ethiopia and Italy called?
What country was the Suez canal built in?
Egypt
What were the 2 main benefits of British influence?
Railways(infrastructure) and education improvements
Portugal, Italy, Spain, France, Britain, Belgium, Germany
When did the Berlin Conference take place?
Nov 15, 1884
1896
What year did Haiti gain independence from France?
1804
What event pushed sepoys to rebel?
Ammo cartridges, which needed to be opened by mouth, were coated in pig fat which went against their beliefs