Imperialism and the Scramble for Africa Activity 1
+ Imperialism and the Scramble for Africa
+ Activity #1: “The White Man’s Burden” n Read the handout “The White Man’s Burden” by Kipling n YES! It is CONFUSING! Just do your best to try to figure out what he is saying! n DON’T WORRY… we are going to analyze it together.
+ Activity #1: “The White Man’s Burden” n Take notes on your copy of the source as we talk about what it means.
+ Activity #1: “The White Man’s Burden” n Now…. With the person sitting next to you, answer the questions on the back side of the source.
+ Activity #1: “The White Man’s Burden” n What did you come up with? n Lets talk!
+ Activity #2 Lets Brainstorm about Africa: n On a piece of paper, take 2 minutes and write down anything that you know about Africa.
+ Activity #3: Guided Notes n Africa and Imperialism….
+ Activity #3: Guided Notes n Africa before Imperialism (Pre-1850) n Africa is a massive continent with an incredibly wide variety of people. Before 1850, the people there spoke many languages and had a wide variety of individual customs. Most people lived in smaller, separate communities.
+ n In order to better understand the continent, it is helpful to break it down into four different regions. n North Africa n West Africa n East Africa n South Africa
+ n 1. North Africa n This region is dominated by the massive sahara Desert. However, there is some land along the Mediterranean that is good for crops. During the early 1800 s, this land was mostly under the rule of the ottoman empire.
+ n 2. West Africa n In the early 1800 s, an social reform movement brought about significant change in this African region. n During this time there was a Jihad, or a holy struggle, to revive and purify Islam. The result was several new Muslim states, built on trade, farming, and religion.
+ n 3. East Africa n Unlike in the West, Islam had long been influential in Eastern Africa. The region was known for profitable cargoes, often in slaves. Other goods included ivory and copper.
+ n 4. South Africa n This region was in turmoil throughout most of the 1800 s. There were mass disagreements throughout the region, and internal struggle led to considerable fighting from the region.
+ n European Contact n Europeans made contact with the African people through two main methods. The first was through A. Explorers and the second through B. Missionaries.
+ n A. Explorers n In the early 1800 s, European explores began pushing into the interior of the African continent. Explorers such as Mungo Park and Richard Burtonset out to map the course of the Niger, Nile, and Congo Rivers. While they were excellent geographers, these explorers had little understanding of the African people and customs. n One of the best known explorers is Dr. David Livingstone, a Scottish explorer who spent over 30 years in Africa. He also adamantly opposed the slave trade.
+ n B. Missionaries n Missionaries, persons sent to promote a particular religious belief in a foreign country, followed explorers across the African continent. These missionaries were mostly Catholic and protestant. They had an honest desire to help the African people, and built churches, schools, and medical clinics. n However, like most westerners, many missionaries viewed African culture as childish, and urged them to reject their own traditions.
+ Guided Notes the Scramble for Africa n -Beginning with King Leopold of Belgium in the 1860 s, European powers began to fight for various territories on the African continent. n -The European powers wanted the regions that had the best natural resources, such as gold and iron deposits. In addition, they wanted to block other powers from obtaining land, a motive fueled by nationals.
+ n -In order to avoid bloodshed and fighting among Western Nations, the European powers interested in African territory held a conference in Berlin, Germany, in 1884. n -At the time of the conference, later known as The Berlin Conference, only the coastal areas of the African continent had come under the control of European powers. n -As a result, at the conference the fourteen European nations present designed a system to carve out the rest of the African continent, including the interior (or middle).
+ n -Some of the major powers present included Britain, France, Germany, Spain, and Portugal. -These powers made several agreements. n These included: n Free trade in the Congo Basin (South Central Africa) n Once a protectorate was formed, every other European nation must be alerted immediately n A country which claimed a protectorate was responsible for maintain political stability there
+ Activity #4 Map it! Africa n Unit 8 NOTEBOOK #5 Create a key and color the map of Africa according to the key.
+ Activity #5: Imperialism World Map. LABEL IT NB #6 n Fill in the sheet with the information for Imperialism throughout the world as we go through the rest of this powerpoint.
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+ Colonialism The United States took an ________ stance, trying to stay out of European affairs
+ Colonialism ISOLATIONIST The United States took an ________ stance, trying to stay out of European affairs
+ Colonialism Most of _____ America gained independence from ____ in the early 1800 s
+ Colonialism LATIN SPAIN in the early 1800 s Most of _____ America gained independence from ____
+ Colonialism European nations became increasingly ______, especially as ______ and _______ each became unified nations in the 1860 s and 1870 s.
+ Colonialism GERMANY European nations became increasingly COMPETITIVE ______, especially as ______ ITALY and _______ each became unified nations in the 1860 s and 1870 s.
+ Colonialism _____ claimed most of North Africa
+ Colonialism FRANCE _____ claimed most of North Africa
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+ Colonialism Africa was claimed by Europeans who wanted its ______ resources.
+ Colonialism NATURAL resources Africa was claimed by Europeans who wanted its ______
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+ Colonialism Japan quickly industrialized in the late 1800 s, defeating _____ and colonizing ______ and _____.
+ Colonialism RUSSIA and colonizing Japan quickly industrialized in the late 1800 s, defeating _____ MANCHURIA KOREA ______ and _____.
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+ Colonialism _________, __________, and _______ all tried to control trade with China
+ Colonialism AUSTRIA-HUNGARY GERMANY and _______ UNITED STATESall _________, RUSSIA ______, ENGLAND _____, FRANCE ______, tried to control trade with China
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+ Colonialism India was considered the _____ of the _____ and one of the British Empire’s most prized possessions.
+ Colonialism JEWEL CROWN and one of the British Empire’s most India was considered the _____ of the _____ prized possessions.
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