The Scramble for Africa

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The Scramble for Africa

King Leopold In the 1870s, the Belgian King Leopold sent emissaries to establish trade with native Africans in the Congo. This single act began a flurry of imperialistic activity as the other nations of Europe, including: France, Great Britain, Germany, Spain, Germany, Italy, and Portugal, got involved

Berlin Conference – 1884-85 To avoid conflict with one another in Africa, European leaders met in Berlin, Germany. With little regard or representation for native Africans, the European powers set about carving up Africa.

Berlin Conference (continued) The following guidelines were set at the conference Any sovereign power which wanted to claim any territory should inform the other powers “in order to ... make good any claim of their own.”

Berlin Conference (continued) Treaties with African rulers were to be considered a valid title to sovereignty. Any such annexation should be validated by effective occupation.

By 1900, the only areas of Africa remaining independent were Liberia and Ethiopia.

Zulu Resistance

The Boers In the 1830s descendents of the original Dutch settlers, now called Boers, migrated into the interior of South Africa and began to engage in conflicts with the Zulu.

The Zulu The Zulu were a south African tribe that placed an emphasis on military organization and skill, as established by their  legendary leader Shaka Zulu. Under Shaka’s rule, the Zulu broadened their land claims throughout southern Africa.

Zulu’s vs. Europe Battles with the Boer settlers continued well into the late 1800s, but never truly threatened Zulu sovereignty. Eventually, the Zulu came into the conflict with the British army as they expanded their control over southern Africa and invaded the homeland of the Zulu.

Zulu’s vs. Europe (cont.) Despite early victories, the Zulu were eventually defeated by the technology and vast resources at the command of the British troops. Soon, all of southern Africa would come under British control.

Cecil Rhodes Instrumental in assuring British dominance of southern Africa. Founded the De Beers Mining Company, eventually controlling 90% of the world’s diamond production. After becoming prime minister of the Cape Colony (now South Africa) in 1890, he used his influence to strengthen British control over the region.

Cape to Cairo Railroad Cecil Rhodes’s master plan. A railroad line that would link British colonial interests in Africa between Egypt and the Cape Colony in southern Africa.

Boer Reaction The Boers provided heavy and eventually armed resistance to this proposal. After authorizing an aggressive invasion of the Boer Republic of Transvaal which ended poorly, Rhodes was removed from office. Sets the stage for the Boer War.

The Boer War 1899-1902 War between Great Britain and the Boers in South Africa The fighting was vicious, with the Boers employing guerilla tactics and the British eventually using 450,000 troops to achieve victory.

The Boer War In 1910, the various British colonies in southern Africa were united as the Union of South Africa

Effects of Imperialism European nations carved Africa up with no regard for traditional tribal boundaries. Africa still suffers from tribalism.

Effects of Imperialism Modern African nations often contain several different tribes that harbor ill feelings towards one another. inter-tribal conflict is a common in Africa often leading to civil wars and power struggles within national governments.

tribalism : Feelings of loyalty to individual tribes, and the cause of much war and strife in modern Africa.