Britain in South Africa Africa before European Domination

Britain in South Africa

Africa before European Domination In Europe n Industrialization stirred ambitions n Needed more areas for resources n Eye of Africa In Africa n Divided into hundreds of ethnic & linguistic groups. n Did not have same ambitions as Europeans

Europeans in Africa 1880 – Only 10% of Africa was controlled by Europe. n Most Europeans couldn’t travel to interior. n Those that did were explorers, missionaries, and humanitarians n David Livingstone n n Traveled deep into Africa to spread Christianity

White Man’s Burden European Superiority n Believed that they (Europeans) had the right and the duty to bring the results of their progress to other countries. n n n Ex: religion, westernization, and industrialization. A poem used for their reasoning to partition (break up) Africa

Scramble for Africa n Berlin Conference n 14 nations met to “divide” up Africa n Any European country could claim land n Cecil Rhodes – leading force behind S. Africa

How Africa was Divided European territorial claims on the African continent in 1914

3 groups clash over South Africa n Africans, Dutch and British clashing over land resources. n Zulu -Occupied S. Africa British -defeated the Zulu nation and took control Dutch -AKA Boers -1 st Euros to settle in S. Africa -clashed with Brits

The Boer War Diamonds & Gold were discovered in S. Africa in the 1860 s. People came to get rich n Boers blamed the British; war broke out n Black South Africans were also involved. n n n Captured by Brits and put in C camps Brits won – 1910 n Est of colonies changed lives of locals