General Knowledge
In what year did it start?
1830
What happened if there were no materials?
Force migration
Name 1 economic cause
Extraction of raw materials like groundnuts, cotton, metals
What was the main motive of this colonization?
Invade another country for its raw materials to use for the industrialization
When did West Africa gain their independence?
1960
Name 1 of the raw materials that were taken from Africa
Groundnuts, cotton, metals
Name 2 positive outcomes of French Africa
- New medicine
- Education
- Improved infrastructure
- New boundaries
What excuse did they use to colonize?
Civilization Mission
A centralized federal administration with a direct rule
True or False? Tanzania was part of French Africa
FALSE
Name 3 negative outcomes of French Africa
- Their cultures were dismantled
- Africans were treated badly
- Economic policies made to destroy the colonies
What economic system did France impose?
Capitalism
When did the rebellions in French Africa start?
Early 20th century
Name 2 other countries that were colonizing Africa at the time
Britain, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy
Name the punishment that opposers of this regime had
Forced labor and imprisonment
What was the division of powers?
1. Minister of colonies in Paris
2. General governor
3. Lieutenant-general
Name of our primary source
La Côte d’Ivoire
Name 5 countries under French Imperialism
Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Togo, Tunisia
What was the name of one of Africa's rebellion wars?
The Volta Bani war
What major event took place before French Africa which accidentaly allowed this colonization?
The fall of the Concert of Europe