1. What decisions were made at the Berlin West Africa Conference
What decisions were made at the Berlin West Africa Conference? Standard aim – to explain the decisions made and why these were taken Super aim – to explain the decisions, why they were made and their potential impacts
Read your list of problems from last lesson. On your mini-whiteboard write down 5 key words to explain why the Berlin West Africa Conference was called.

2. Trading relationships to colonised peoples
Problem 4 – how should the different imperial countries control the colonised peoples? they all need to do the same thing, so they don’t seem threatening to each other
Europe realised how valuable Africa was
Problem 5 – the different European countries have realised the wealth that is in Africa and want to colonise the different parts quickly which risks war/conflict
The entirety of Africa was now mapped by 1877
Problem 6 – due to mapping, colonisation would accelerate, which could lead to European conflict over where to colonise
Italy had given the impression they would be allies with Germany. However, Italy changed its mind and became allies with Britain and France instead. This meant Germany needed to be stronger in another way.
Problem 7 – Germany wants to colonise parts of Africa to look stronger after Italy abandoned them
Germany was a newly unified country that wanted to prove itself.
France was pushing Eastwards from the Eastern Congo towards East Africa (where Britain had recently colonised Egypt)
Germany began launching its own expeditions to explore uncolonised parts of West Africa and raise its flag there.
The French were angry as the British and the French both sailed and traded on the Niger river. The British then made them leave by buying Nigerian goods for high prices and selling manufactured goods for small amounts.

3. Standard aim – explain why the Berlin West Africa Conference was called using your key problems. Use explaining vocabulary.
What would these countries perceive as problems and why would a conference be called? France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Great Britain.

4. What does Britain believe is the main reason?
This cartoon was published in a British newspaper to illustrate why the Berlin West Africa Conference was called.
What does Britain believe is the main reason?
What could you add to make it more balanced?

5. What specific decisions may they make to solve the problems?

6. Decisions of the Conference (all)
What impact would this have? (all)
Which countries would be happy and unhappy with this?
Why was this decision taken? Link this to the causes.
Freedom of navigation on the Congo and the Niger
Britain to keep lower and middle Niger. King Leopold to keep the Congo on humanitarian conditions.
Missionaries protected and slavery outlawed.
There must now be effective occupation, rather than influence, to claim an area of Africa

7. Principle of effective occupation

8. Imagine you are a journalists writing about the Berlin West Africa Conference in a paper from one of the following countries: Britain Germany France Portugal Belgium
Include...
What decisions have been made
Whether they are happy with these decisions

9. What impact would the Berlin West Africa Conference have on colonisation?
Can you link any of these to events in Egypt and the Sudan?

10. What decisions were made at the Berlin West Africa Conference
What decisions were made at the Berlin West Africa Conference? Standard aim – to explain the decisions made and why these were taken Super aim – to explain the decisions, why they were made and their potential impacts
Tell the person sitting next to you... The decisions that were made Why these decisions were taken What potential impact each decision could have

11. How did the German’s interpret the conference?
This was a German cartoon showing the decisions of the Berlin West Africa Conference.
How did the German’s interpret the conference?
What would you add to make it more accurate?

12. Homework – due Thursday 23rd October
Read the pages and answer these questions
What was the location like where the conference was held?
What was Blowitz’s theory?
What was Bismarck like in the conference?
What was Leopold doing?
What did Bismarck want from the conference? (on p. 249)
Why was Percy Anderson satisfied?
Add another paragraph to your report including information from the chapter.