Vocabulary
The system or policy by which / the control or governing influence a nation maintains control or influence over a dependent country, territory or people. (The practice)
Colonialism.
This European country controlled Angola and Mozambique.
Name two different forms of resistance Africans used against colonial rule.
Armed resistance and non-military resistance.
This method involved using military force to take control of African territory.
Military conquest.
Colonial powers often reorganized African economies to produce these crops for export.
Cash crops.
The act of taking control of a place or people by use of military force.
Conquest.
This European power controlled much of West Africa and also parts of North and Central Africa.
France.
This leader led his forced against Italy at the Battle of Adwa.
King Menilek II of Ethiopia.
This method involved making agreements or treaties with African rulers to gain territory or political authority.
Treaty-making / diplomacy
Colonial rule introduced foreign laws, courts, borders, and systems of government. What type of effect was this?
Political/ administrative effect.
A person who is not in the military or police force.
Civillian.
This European power controlled Tanganyika, as well as Togo and Cameroon.
Germany.
This resistance movement took place in Tanganyika from 1905-1907 and was partly caused by forced labour, taxation and German rule.
Maji Maji.
This method involved using differences between ethnic, linguistic, or religious groups to strengthen colonial control.
Divide and rule
Colonial powers built roads and railways partly to help move these from the interior to ports and markets.
Resources or raw materials.
A change made to a law or a system to improve it.
Reform.
This European country controlled the Congo Free State under King Leopold II.
Belgium.
This West African leader resisted French expansion from 1883 until his capture in 1898.
Samory Toure.
Under this system, European powers governed through existing African leaders or chiefs.
Indirect rule
Colonialism caused European powers to take political control over large parts of this continent.
Africa.
The power of a country or group to govern itself and make its own decisions.
Sovereignty.
These two African countries remained independent during the main period of the Scramble for Africa.
This term described Africans opposing European colonial control.
Resistance.
A European power claims a territory but must establish a presence and demonstrate control over it. What Berlin Conference principle does this describe?
Effective occupation.
Colonial borders were often created by European powers rather than by African societies themselves. What long-term effect could this have on African countries?
It could create borders that grouped different communities together or divided existing communities.