PAGE 56: UNIT 3 ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What are the lasting effects of imperialism? SKETCH AN IMAGE BELOW

PAGE 57: Unit 3 Table of Contents 58) Imperialism and the Scramble for Africa

Imperialism and the scramble for Africa Notebook Page: 58

Imperialism Notebook Page: 58 Policy of extending a nation’s authority over other another country through economic systems, political leadership or by force (military power). The country may be taken over entirely or controlled less directly

Scramble for Africa - in your own words explain what this was, based on what we talked about and the maps you saw.

Berlin Conference of 1884/5 Notebook Page: 58 Meeting of European countries to set rules for the division of Africa No African rulers were invited to the conference Agreed that any European country could claim land in Africa by notifying other nations of its claim and showing it could control the area Europeans divided the continent with no thought for African ethnic or linguistic groups