Vocabulary
The belief in the superiority and importance of one's nation, often accompanied by the desire for independence or self-governance.
Nationalism
Name two things that Africans sold slaves to Europeans for during the Atlantic Slave Trade.
Guns
textiles
What was Europe's biggest advantage over Africa during the period of colonization?
Technology
What international group was formed after World War II with the founding goal to "develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples"?
United Nations
The term for a person sent by a religious organization to promote and spread their faith, often through education, social services, and cultural exchange.
Missionary
Name two natural resources that foreigners came to Africa looking for prior to colonialism.
Ivory, Gold, Iron
What do we call the last two decades of the 19th century when Europe laid claim to almost all of Africa?
The Scramble for Africa
Which fascist country invaded Ethiopia in 1935?
Italy
The term for movements, ideas, or actions that oppose and seek to resist or overthrow domination by foreign powers.
anticolonial
Name three regions of the world that Africa was connected to through trade prior to colonialism.
Europe
Americas
Middle East
Asia
Who did King Leopold II of Belgium hire to stake out his territory in the Congo Basin?
Where was the first Pan African Congress held?
London
The term for the full right and power of a governing body or state to govern itself, control its territory, and make decisions free from external interference.
Sovereignty
Where had foreign empires in Africa settled prior to colonialism? Why were they concentrated there?
They were settled in coastal cities where they were focused on trade (as examples of Old Imperialism).
Name two strategies that European companies and government representatives used to lay claim to African territories.
They made treaties with African leaders.
They took advantage of divisions amongst African groups.
They used force.
Name one kind of internal struggle that African anticolonial nationalist groups faced?
Some Africans struggled to unite diverse groups into national or regional levels
OR
Leaders were divided in their aims. Some were satisfied with small and incremental changes, while others wanted self-rule.
What is the difference between colonialism and imperialism?
Colonialism is a form of imperialism, but imperialism includes a broader array of policies that powerful states use to influence the affairs of weaker states.
When did the Atlantic Slave Trade start and end ?
15th century - 1800s
When was the Berlin Conference? And who organized it?
1884-1885
organized by Otto van Bismarck
What does UNIA stand for?
Universal Negro Improvement Association