Vocabulary
the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.
monopoly
meeting held in Germany that divided up Africa between European powers; no Africans were in attendance
Berlin Conference
domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country
Imperialism
Britain, France, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany
European nations involved in the Scramble for Africa
poem by Rudyard Kipling that summarizes the duties of Western nations to their colonies
Whiteman's Burden
Country with its own government but under the control of an outside power
protectorate
Belgium King that sent a mission to explore the interior of Africa (Congo River Basin) and try to establish treaties
King Leopold
motive of imperialism; applied theory of evolution to societies arguing and justifying cultural superiority
Social Darwinism
Nationalism, Economics/Raw materials, Spread Religious beliefs, Ethnocentrism
Europeans motivations to Imperialize Africa
Motivation behind Imperialism due to the need for raw materials and markets
Industrial Revolution
A limit placed on the quantities of a product that can be imported
quota
the transatlantic trading network along which slaves and other goods were carried between Africa, England, Europe, the West Indies, and the colonies in the Americas
Trade Triangle
Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group.
Ethnocentrism
A foreign region in which a nation has control over trade and other economic activities.
Sphere of INfluence
the basic material from which a product is made.
raw materials
territory settled and ruled by people from another land
colony
the buying, transporting, and selling of Africans for work in the Americas
Atlantic Slave Trade
A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
Nationalism
period of African history in the late 1800s when Europeans rushed to claim all of Africa
Scramble for Africa
items produced from raw materials
manufactured goods
materials or substances, such as, minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain
natural resources
Who called the Berlin Conference, the meeting of the European nations to try to lessen the growing tensions between the European nations, and divide Africa?
Otto von Bismarck, German chancellor
What was the legacy of the Berlin Conference (not an ism)?
Struggles and conflicts within Africa (due to irregular borders and forcing African groups together that had a history of conflict)
Lifeline of the British Empire
Suez Canal
the land masses of North America, Central America, and South America
the Americas