Imperialism
The policy of one country taking control of another's people and beliefs
imperialism
Economically, Europeans wanted Africa mainly for raw materials and these.
New Markets
An area where a foreign power claims exclusive trading and investment rights.
Sphere of Influence
Most African resistance failed because Europeans had better these.
weapons/technology
Britain ruled Nigeria using this method instead of direct rule.
Indirect Rule
This belief claimed Europeans were superior to other races.
racism, or enthrocentrialism
This invention gave Europeans military dominance in Africa.
Maxim Gun
A country with its own government but under control of another power.
protectorate
This rebellion believed magic water would stop German bullets.
Maji-Maji Rebellion
These three major culture groups lived in Nigeria.
Hausa-Fulani, Yoruba, and Igbo?
This theory applied “survival of the fittest” to human societies.
Social Darwinism
This medicine helped Europeans survive malaria
Quinine
A territory governed internally by a foreign nation.
Colony
The king who helped Ethiopia beat Italy
Menelik II
This company controlled palm-oil trade along the Niger River.
Royal Niger Company
The only two African countries to not be colonized by 1914
Ethiopia and Liberia
What country obtained the second most land
France
The policy of governing people like children while denying them rights.
paternalism
Colonial borders caused long-term problems by ignoring these divisions.
ethnic and linguistic boundaries
Britain wanted control of this river to move goods and troops easily.
Niger River
What year was the Berlin Conference
1884-1885
What caused famine in Africa during the scramble
The end goal of direct rule
Assimilation
Battle between Italy and Ethopia
Battle of Adwa
Indirect rule worked best with this Muslim group in northern Nigeria.
Hausa-Fulani