Sepoy Rebellion/Mutiny
Where did the Sepoy mutiny take place?
India
Where was King Leopold II from?
Brussels, Belgium
Where did the Berlin Conference take place? (City and country)
Berlin, Germany
Take a look at the image on the Screen (Google Slides) Where is the Suez Canal located?
Letter I
Where is the Suez canal located?
Egypt
Who ruled over india during the Sepoy rebellion?
The British East India Company
What region in Africa did King Leopold personally rule over?
The Congo
Who did not take part in the meeting?
African leaders
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Who built the Suez canal?
France
Who were "Sepoys" and what was their job?
Why was King Leopold interested in this region in Africa?
The Congo had lots of resources, including rubber which would be used for bicycle and car tires.
What was the purpose of the meeting?
European powers would decide how to split the continent of Africa among themselves
Take a look at the map, what two European countries colonized the most amount of territory in Africa?
Britain and France
What two countries competed over the Suez canal the most?
France and Great Britain
What was the cause of the rebellion?
There was a rumor that cartridges with bullets were greased with pig and cow fat. Sepoys had to bite into them to open them which meant they would violate their religion by consuming it.
How did companies under King Leopold's control make sure that rubber quotas were met?
They would mutilate Congolese people by cutting off their hands .
Villages would be burned to the ground
People were whipped
Why were European powers interested in colonizing Africa? (3 reasons)
1. They wanted access to new resources and raw materials because of the Industrial revolution.
2. Nationalism led european powers to compete with each other to control as much territory.
3. To spread European values and Christianity.
Take a look at the political cartoon. Who did the vine wrapped around the African man represent?
King Leopold II
Why was the Suez Canal so important to European powers?
What was the result of the rebellion?
The rebellion was unsuccessful but the East India company was no longer in charge of ruling over India. Britain would rule directly over the country now.
How did King Leopold II lose control of this part of Africa?
Belgium forced King Leopold to give up control of the Congo and Belgium took over.
What effects did the Berlin Conference have on Africa?
1. Ethnic warfare
2. Tensions between African tribes
3. poverty
Liberia and Ethiopia
Who has control of the Suez canal today?
Egypt