an extension of political and economic control over an
area by a state whose nationals have occupied the area
and usually possess organizational or technological superiority over the native population
What is Colonization?
100
another word for imperialism
What is Colonialism?
100
During this practice between 1450 and the late 1800s, an estimate 10-15 million Africans were kidnapped, sold, and sent by ship to be forced into labor against their will.
What is the Slave Trade?
100
someone hired to transport things on a journey
What is a Porter?
100
A past King of Belgium, one of my nicknames was “Butcher of the Congo” because of the way my colonization brutally enslaved and murder millions of Africans. My name is in the title of the Wicked history from class!
Who is Leopold II?
200
strong identification with pride in one’s country
What is Nationalism?
200
• Stressed assimilation
• Central administrations (countries directly in charge)
• “divide and rule” – break up native groups so they could not fight back
What is Direct Rule?
200
A period of rapid colonization of the African continent by European powers driven by European desire for economic, social, and military evolution of Europe.
What is the Scramble for Africa?
200
any non-self-governing territory subject to the
rule of a usually distant country
What is a colony?
200
My tribe went to welcome a group of what we thought were our white brothers on the Congo River, and instead we were brutally attacked and our village burned to the ground. Hint…I was a great chief of my tribe.
Who is Chief Mojimba of the Basoko?
300
an agreement between a private company and a country
that allowed those companies to rule parts of Africa and
make money off the profits as long as they did so under the country’s name
What is Charter?
300
• Included indigenous Africans in gov’t but to a limited degree
• Misunderstanding of African tribal system led to changes in African social structure
What is Indirect Rule?
300
Set up by Winston Churchill and President Franklin Roosevelt, this said that the Allies of WW II “respect the right of all peoples to choose the form of self-government under which they live.”
What is the Atlantic Charter?
300
the process of European powers returning the colonies
they had taken in Africa and returning them to Africans
What is de-colonization?
300
I am from Kenya and wrote an allegory about imperialism, using the animals to represent the harsh European rulers and a lone African in his hut to represent my people. Hint…my name has Kenya in it!
Who is Jomo Kenyatta?
400
the domination of a country’s political, cultural, or
economic way of life by another country, usually to exploit
resources of the country; also called colonialism
What is Imperialism?
400
I worked with Edmund Morel to form the Congo Reform Association after befriending him and telling him of the atrocities I saw in the Congo.
Who is Roger Casement?
400
A meeting of European countries in 1884 which divided up Africa into colonies for several powerful European countries.
What is the Berlin Conference?
400
the attempt of one group/culture to change the culture or
traits of another group and make them more like them,
What is Assimilation?
400
4. _______________________________: I wrote about my travels down the Congo, including a skirmish with a nasty tribe who threw spears at us! We showed them. I also made a lot of money from King Leopold II! Hint…HMS
Who is Henry Morton Stanley?
500
a person who goes to another country to do religious
and social work
What is a Missionary?
500
• Direct rule, but with intention of making the colony home
• Demanded political and economic protection from mother country
• Used force so minority could have power over native majority
What is Settlers Rule?
500
• Private companies given charters to get resources of African colonies
• Allowed countries a colony without the expense
• Unsuccessful because they couldn’t get enough profits for shareholders
What are Economic Companies?
500
social and political policy of racial segregation and
discrimination enforced by white minority govt of S. Africa
What is apartheid?
500
I was one of the main whistleblowers who exposed Leopold II for using slave labor in the Congo. Hint…see #6