26.3 Notes European Claims in Sub- Saharan Africa

What features of a region are attractive to colonizers? 1.Raw Materials 2. Markets for Goods

I.Competition for West Africa 1. After slave trade was abolished, Euro. nations sought the source of African goods. 2. Euro. nations met resistance from native peoples. a. Ex.—Samory Touré led the people of Senegal against the French. b. Liberia was only independent nation left in western Africa.

II. Competition for Central and East Africa 1. Henry Stanley of the New York Times fueled interest in Africa by his writings. a. Stanley was able to interest Leopold II of Belgium in developing the area. b. Leopold II used slave labor to take the Congo’s vast rubber supply.

III. Competition for South Africa A. The Boers 1. Great Trek- mass migration of Dutch settlers (Boers)—language (Afrikaans) 2. Boers fought w/ Zulu (Shaka) over control of Northern South Africa B. Rhodes and his Influence 1. Cecil Rhodes led inland push of South Africa to find diamonds and Au C. The Boer War 1. British defeated the Boers in a dispute over mining rights in Transvaal

IV. The Effects of Imperialism on Africa 1. Paternalism- system of governing colonies much the same way that parents guide their children a. Menelik II discovered that the Italians were trying to trick Ethiopia and repealed imperialism 2. Assimilation- process in which people give up their own culture and adopt another culture

OGT Question The Panama Canal, which was opened in 1914, A.Cut a 51-mile piece of land through South America B.Connected the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean C.was built by a French company. D.was relatively inexpensive in lives lost and dollars spent.

In-Class Assignment Option #1 Imagine that you are a European correspondent assigned to cover events in South Africa during the Boer War. Write a newspaper column in which you explain GB’s views of the actions and policies that led to war in South Africa. Consider: 1.Br. Treatment of native Africans 2.Br. Attitude toward the Boers 3.How the Br. Aimed to exploit Africa’s natural resources Option #2 You are to create a three- column chart that details the role that these nations (GB, France, Belgium, & Germany) took in Africa during the 1800s with the headings: Territory Acquired Why Interested in the Territory Major Territorial Conflicts