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No Warmup Staple and Turn In: China Intro Notes (scratch paper)
Opium Wars (scratch) Unequal Treaties (scratch) Chinese Reform Movements (worksheet) Imperialism in China (worksheet)
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The Scramble for Africa: 1870-1914
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Notes: Key Terms The Scramble for Africa: a period in which Europeans divided up and conquered the African Continent. but peaking from The Berlin Conference (1884): the meeting at which the European powers decided who would have which territories.
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Notes: Africa vs China There was no single government administering Africa Most of Africa was ruled by relatively small kingdoms (rarely more than 100,000 people) While China could successfully resist conquest, Africa had no such ability
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The Scramble for Africa
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Notes: The Berlin Conference
European presence in Africa was growing. Europe was concerned by the threat of a European War starting from colonial competition. When the brand new nation of Germany decided to start her own empire in 1882, it concerned the rest of Europe.
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Notes: The Berlin Conference
All of the great powers of Europe decided to meet to settle the problem of Africa. In Berlin—without a single African present—they chose who had claim to which territory. No Africans were given the right to their own country.
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Notes: The Berlin Conference
Britain was the big winner. Almost 1/3 of the continent was given to Britain. France also took large territories— though most of their territory was the Sahara Desert. These territories would be sold off to British and French companies for mining, timber, and coaling projects. Very little of the money would stay in Africa.
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Notes: Berlin Conference
At Berlin, the borders of Africa were drawn. This was done with very little or no knowledge of the regions they were mapping. Most of those borders are still used today.
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Assignment: Scramble for Africa
Read textbook pages Answer the questions on the half sheet
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