1. The Scramble for Africa
Chapter 11 Section 3

2. Bellringer February 18, 2015
How much time do you take to study for your quizzes?

3. Scientific Advances from Malaria. Europeans; African weapons cannot
Quinine- A drug that protected Europeans
from Malaria.
Machine Guns- Gave military advantages to
Europeans; African weapons cannot
compete.
Telegraph
Railroad Made travel and communication easier
Steamship

4. Suez Canal Shortened the trip from Europe to the Indian Ocean
Made trade and rule
over Asia more convenient.

5. Berlin Conference
Stated that when a European nation claims African territory it must notify other nations and must prove it can control the territory.
Included:
Britain, Germany, Russia
France, Belgium, Italy,
Portugal, and Spain

6. Boer War Boers= Dutch settlers who lived in south Africa
(Dutch have been in Africa
since 1600s.)
-British come in want land.
-The Boers refuse, war breaks out.
-British are victorious and
establish the nation of South
Africa in 1902.
South Africa is self governing but
under British control.

7. Ethiopia
Read page 358.
How did Ethiopia resist imperialism??