Bell Ringer #9 Monday, December 3rd Map Study from page #99 in textbook – answer all 3 questions!
Homework #3 Chapter #4 Review from page #105 Reviewing the Main Idea – questions 6,7,8. Thinking Critically – question #1 – must be 1 full paragraph Loose Leaf paper / neatly done / name on top Due Wednesday, December 5th
After today… Students will be able to find out why Europeans carved up Africa into colonies. Students will be able to determine the advantages that the Europeans possessed. Students will see how the Africans resisted European occupation.
What is Imperialism? The process of building an empire or When one country takes over another for economic profit
What caused European imperialism? 1.Gold = Industrial Revolution Allows for the quick consumption & production of goods. Desire for Raw Materials Desire to sell goods to new people
What caused European imperialism? 2.God = Desire to spread Christianity & European culture Shows belief in racial superiority
What caused European imperialism? 3.Glory = Nationalism among European countries fuels competition Superior weapons of Europeans Internal rivalries & weakness of African governments (result of slave trade)
King Leopold II
King Leopold’s Ghost
Berlin Conference 13 Countries meet in Berlin (1884) to divide up the continent of Africa. No Africans were invited to this meeting. Result = various African ethnic groups have been placed into one “nation”. Source of many problems that still impact modern Africa.
Examples Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – called the rape capital of the world. Rwanda – site of a horrofic genocide between the Hutus and the Tutsis.
Your turn… To “fix” the scramble for Africa – you must complete the crossword puzzle. Use pages #97 – 101 in your textbook.
Did you know? In 1902, Joseph Conrad published a book on European Imperialism of Africa called the “Heart of Darkness.” This book was the basis for the 1979 movie Apocalypse Now.
The Gambia
Cecil Rhodes
Cape to Cairo Cecil Rhodes was a British Imperialist and business tycoon. DeBeers Diamonds Rhodes Scholarship Country of Rhodesia now called Zimbabwe Rhodesian Ridgeback
I was thinking… If a child grows up in a dysfunctional or abusive family what type of adult will that child most likely become?
Resistance The Zulu Nation fought several wars against the growing European presence in the Southern part of Africa. Eventually the Europeans were able to defeat the Zulus.
Homework #3 Chapter #4 Review from page #105 Reviewing the Main Idea – questions 6,7,8. Thinking Critically – question #1 – must be 1 full paragraph Loose Leaf paper / neatly done / name on top Due Wednesday, December 5th