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Agenda Warm Up: Industrialization Wrap-Up and review Project Day 4
DHS Reform 2. Discussion: Imperialism in Africa 3. Map Activity, the Scramble for Africa. 4. Primary Document Analysis: Views of Imperialism HW: Vocabulary Unit 8 Part I
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Industrialization Project
Day 4
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Industrialism Review 8. Which law prohibited children under the age of 9 from working at all? a. Mines Act b. Ten-Hour Act c. Factory Act d. Mann Education Act 9. Which law prohibited factory owners from making their employees work constantly?
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Industrialism Review Which is NOT needed for industrialization to occur? a. Strong economy/wealth b. Union support c. Political Stability d. Natural Resources Which inventor is attributed with the Steam Engine? a. Samuel Hargreaves b. James Watt c. Eli Whitney d. Robert Fulton
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SOL Review 1. 2.
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DHS Reform
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Imperialism in Africa
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Imperialism and Colonialism
A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, economically, and socially. Colonialism A policy in which a strong nation occupies territories already inhabited by indigenous people.
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Before Imperialism Africa divided into hundreds of ethnic groups and tribes. Steamboat would allow Europeans to conduct major expeditions into Africa.
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Building Empires Henry Stanley explores Congo River Valley and reports all the resources. King Leopold II of Belgium start the move to control Africa. Claimed that he was attempting to abolish slave trade. Instead, exploited Africans forcing them to collect sap from rubber trees. 10 million dead Africans
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Motives Wealth- new markets, raw materials means more to sell and trade Empire = greatness Social Darwinism- survival of the fittest applied to social change and imperialism. Westernize foreign lands
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Enabling Imperialism Technological Superiority aided in conquering people. Steam Engine made travel easy, aided in controlling others. Quinine allowed Europeans to avoid the mosquito and diseases. In Africa, differences in language and tribes prevented solidarity against the imperialists.
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Berlin Conference 1860s, discovery of diamonds and gold increased interest in Africa. countries meet and set up rules for territory in Africa. Any country could lay claim to lands, as long as they can control area, and notify other countries. Africa carved up with no thoughts to the tribes.
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Nigeria Influence over the people socially and economically.
1807, they would free slaves, and then use that group to take other African tribes. They had to control 250 different tribes. Indirect control allowed individual chiefs under British control to rule over tribes.
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Resistance? East Africa attempted a spiritual defense, believing that sprinkling a magic water on them turned bullets into water… Maji Maji rebellion would lead to thousands killed by the machine gun. Ethiopia was more successful, pitting Italians and British against one another. Menelik II would build up an arsenal of modern weapons from both countries.
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