Africa Revision Colonisation Aim to learn and add

Africa Revision – Colonisation Aim – to learn and add supporting evidence for historians and how to create lines of argument Historians love arguing! 1. What might they argue about in the colonisation of Africa? 2. What different ‘answers’ may there be to their arguments?

• Robinson and Gallagher see it as being primarily for economic reasons – e. g. to protect trade routes • Darwin sees it as being a complex combination of the metropole and periphery influenced by practicalities, imperial competition, popular opinion and economic motivations • Write the historiographical theory, followed by as much supporting evidence as you can think of.

Pick a question a plan the answer with your partner. . . To what extent did black Africans accept British colonisation? How far do you agree that imperial competition was the primary cause of the Second Boer War? To what extent did the Berlin West Africa Conference hinder the British colonisation of Africa? To what extent was the development of the Empire in Africa in the years c 1875– 1914 driven by popular support in Britain?

Maintaining a line of argument. . . To what extent did black Africans accept British colonisation? 1. Work out what you think, did they accept it or didn’t they? Ask Reginald for what he wrote in his plan 2. Think about how you would say this in your introduction, your main paragraphs, and conclusion 3. For example. . .

To what extent did black Africans accept British colonisation? Introduction It is debatable to what extent black Africans accepted British colonisation. On the one hand, they accepted the help of the British as in the case of Egypt asking for financial assistance. On the other hand there were countries that were not as accepting of British interference, one being the Sudan. It appears that black Africans accepted British colonisation to some extent. P 1 There is some evidence to show that black Africans accepted British colonisation. Egypt, treaties Niger chiefs, slaves/ex-slaves supported Gordon. This shows that the black Africans accepted British colonisation – throughout. . Therefore, black Africans accepted British rule – but did they completely accept it? P 2 In contrast to this there are numerous examples of black Africans resisting British colonisation, however this does not apply as a whole across the continent which was colonised by the British, so it was only to some extent. Zulu wars, Mahdist, riots in Egypt. Obviously, this shows that British rule with resistance by the black Africans, however this resistance was not widespread, it was only in isolated instances. P 3 Some believe that black Africans accepted British colonisation to some extent because they were not fully aware of the consequences, and when this became evident resistance was made. The best example for this is in Egypt, where the Egyptians accepted a growing British influence to assist with their economic problems as the country were deeply in debt then later riots and resistance occurred. . Niger treaties not fully aware. . Zulu treaties then later Zulu war. . Therefore, black Africans accepted British colonisation to some extent, as they accepted it when it benefited them in trade or economic factors, and then resisted it when they realised they were losing their autonomy. Conclusion In conclusion, there are obviously examples of black Africans accepting British colonisation in Egypt, Sudan and on the Niger, but there also examples of resistance amongst the Mahdi, the Zulus and in the Alexandria riots. Every instance does need to be treated ind ividually but it seems that across the whole continent we could generalise and state that they accepted it to some extent as. . . , this may have been because black Africans were unaware of the consequences of accepting more and more influence.

Read my feedback carefully. Write your grade on the top. Fill in your log sheets. Africa essays feedback – A=21 – B=17 – C=16 – D=14 – E=12 – N=9 –U Africa mock feedback A=41 B=34 C=32 D=28 E=24 N=18 U Britain mock feedback A = 44/60 B = 39/60 C = 34/60 D = 30/60 E = 26/60 N = 22/60 U

General Comments • Disappointing. . . A LOT more work needs to be done • Don’t write about colonisation in decolonisation • What is a politician? A lot of confusion here. • Literacy • Deporting not ‘kicking out’ • Strategic reasons. . .

http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Cgz. Sn. Zid. Gu. U&safe=active Complete a mind-map as you are watching this documentary. Make sure you include our key ideas – periphery, metropole, resistance, accommodation, direct, indirect rule, add as many facts as you can which you know already or you hear as you watch it.

• Complete at least one practice question – whether it is Britain or Africa. Make sure it is timed (40 mins for Africa, 30 mins for Britain a and 50 minutes for Britain b). Pick the one that needs the most work. • Complete a revision exercise to deliver on Monday – you could do a rhyme, interactive quiz, mnemonic, an essay plan, a powerpoint presentation, an interview. It needs to be detailed. Pick one that you feel that most uncertain about. Don’t be boring! – – – Livingstone Egypt and the Sudan Berlin West Africa Conference Zulu War Boer Wars