Questions to Answer 1. Why did European nations want to gain land in Africa? 2. How did Europeans view Africans? 3. How did Europeans justify taking over African territory? 4. What was the Berlin Conference? What happened at the Conference and why? 5. What impact did Europeans have on Africans and African land? 6. What impact did imperialism in Africa have on the rest of the world?

Imperialism Begins in Africa EQ: What impact did Imperialism have on Africa?

The Beginning The Age of Imperialism begins with European countries beginning to expand into Africa This time is known as “The Scramble for Africa”

Berlin Conference European countries met together to decide on how to divide up Africa They wanted to avoid wars so peacefully divided up Africa No Africans were in attendance at the meeting to agree to new boundaries

Why Africa? Natural Resources and raw materials Lots of open land Large population Europeans see them as savages, uncivilized, and uneducated If Africans aren’t using the materials, then Europeans should be able to “White Man’s Burden”

Economic Impact Creation of large plantations Large Mines Shift from subsistence farming to cash crops Large Mines Europeans take over raw materials and resources European countries control the economies in Africa Modernization efforts made Creation of roads, railroads, dams, telephones and telegraph lines

Political Impact Colonial governments replaced traditional governments Tribal leaders lost power Many tribes in Africa were split up Many tribes forced to move from their land New boundaries created in Africa created by Europeans with no attention paid to traditional ethnic boundaries Wars Boer Wars – Zulu v Boer v British

Social/Cultural Impact Christianity introduced Languages changed Education – schools built Healthcare – hospitals and medicine Ideas of Democracy introduced Rise in nationalism for many areas Racist Tension African traditions lost Africans exploited for work purposed