1. Imperialists Divide Africa

2. What is Imperialism?
Definition: one country taking over another with intent to dominate all aspects of the people of that nation

3. Africa Divided into hundreds of ethnic and linguistic groups
Strong armies kept Europeans out until 1800s
How were they able to do this? Brainstorm ideas

4. Europeans had a technological advantage
Until the Europeans gained advanced technology, the Africans were successful
Social Darwinism – evolution and “survival of the fittest” applied to social change
Europeans had a technological advantage
Maxim gun – first machine gun
Steam engine (navigate those rivers!)
Quinine (drug that helps prevent Malaria)
Lack of unity among African groups
Berlin Conference ( )
14 European nations make rules for dividing Africa
NO AFRICAN REPRESENTATIVES

5. Where Were the Resources?

6. Who Got What?

7. Side by Side

8. Open Your Notes Think about it…
In your notes write down (you may work with the people near you)
3 potential positive effects of colonial rule
3 potential negative effects of colonial rule

9. Impact on Africa Positive – Negative – Reduced local warfare
Improved sanitation, more hospitals and schools in some regions
Lifespan and literacy rates increased
Economic expansion
Negative –
Loss of control of land and independence
Death due to disease, battle and famine
Breakdown of traditional culture
Division of the African continent

10. What’s the Deal With Little Sierra Leon?
Sierra Leone’s Civil War ( )
The war was triggered by:
Political instability
Blood diamonds
The civil war resulted in:
Tens of thousand dead
Over a million refugees
- Destruction of 60% of educational infrastructure

11. Children Were Particularly Effected
As victims they experienced mass amputation
As perpetrators they served as child soldiers

12. What About Now?
Sierra Leone ranks last in the latest UN Human Development Index
Two thirds of adults are illiterate
(with female illiteracy at 77%)
Life expectancy is 42
Half of the population does not have access to potable water
30%of children under 5 are underweight