1. Scramble for Colonies in Africa
Unit 6, SSWH 15 d

2. How did industrialization lead to imperialism?

3. SSWH 15 d
Describe imperialism in Africa and Asia by comparing British policies in Africa, French policies in Indochina, and Japanese policies in Asia; include the influence of geography and natural resources.

4. Nations Compete for Overseas Empires
Imperialism—seizure of a country or territory by a stronger country
• Missionaries, explorers, humanitarians reach interior of Africa

5. Forces Driving Imperialism – European Superiority
• Racism—belief that one race is better than others
• Social Darwinism—survival of the fittest applied to human society
• Gold and diamonds increases interest in colonization

6. Promoting Imperialism in Africa
Tech. inventions like steam engine, Maxim gun help conquest
• Quinine protects Europeans from malaria
• Within Africa, Africans are divided by language & culture

7. Congo Sparks Interest
• King Leopold II of Belgium acquire land in Congo
• Leopold brutally exploits Africans; millions die
• Belgian govt takes colony away from Leopold
• Europe begins to claim parts of Africa

8. Berlin Conference Divides Africa – No Africans Invited To Meeting
14 nations agree on rules for division (1884–85) - countries must claim land & prove ability to control it
Raw materials are greatest source of wealth in Africa
• Businesses develop cash-crop plantations (no food)

9. Ethiopia: Resisted Colonization
Menelik II: emperor who modernized country
Stockpiles arsenal of modern weapons
Defeats Italy, remains independent

10. Clashes In Africa
British defeat Zulus & gain control of Zulu nation in 1887
Boers, Dutch farmers, take Africans’ land, establish large farms
• Boer War (1899) Boers clash with British over land & slaves (found diamonds) – British win

11. 1 Word Summary
Describe in 1 word European Colonization of the African Continent.
Explain why you chose that word.