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Imperialism in Africa

Imperialism in Africa. J. Newman. West Africa. Slavery ruled illegal by Great Britain & the U.S. G.B. annexed the west coastal states- 1 st . British colony of Gold Coast & established protectorate of Nigeria France took the rest of West Africa

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Imperialism in Africa

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  1. Imperialism in Africa J. Newman

  2. West Africa • Slavery ruled illegal by Great Britain & the U.S. • G.B. annexed the west coastal states- 1st. British colony of Gold Coast & established protectorate of Nigeria • France took the rest of West Africa • Germany controlled Togo, Cameroon, German Southwest Africa, & German East Africa

  3. North Africa • 1805- Muhammad Ali seized power & established an Egyptian state (signed w/ France to build the Suez Canal) • Egyptian forces revolted against British influence, BR won, & Egypt became a British protectorate

  4. North africa (continued…) • France controlled Algeria, a protectorate in Tunisia & the protectorate of Morocco • Italy & Ethiopia fought, but Italy was defeated. Ethiopia maintained their independence (until WWII) • Italy later took Turkish Tripoli (Libya)

  5. Central Africa: Livingstone & Stanley • Livingstone & Stanley • Livingstone (explorer/medical missionary went to Africa 1841), in & out of Africa for 30 years, went missing last 6 years, Stanley (a journalist from the New York Herald) sent to find him. • Quote- “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?” Livingstone Stanley

  6. Central Africa (Continued…) • King Leopold II (Belgium) established settlements in the Congo. • France occupied the areas not controlled by Belgium.

  7. East Africa • Berlin Conference • Recognized both British & German claims for territory • No African delegates present. Why? • Portugal received Mozambique

  8. South Africa • Boer War • Boers/Afrikaners (Dutch settlers) vs. the British vs. the Zulus • Britain won • Union of South Africa created by Great Britain (combined Cape Colony & Boer republics) Concentration camp for Boers Apartheid (1960s-1990s) will be created b/w white controlled govt. & blacks in South Africa

  9. South Africa (continued…) • Liberia- created as a homeland for freed U.S. slaves • Remained a free state along with Ethiopia (only 2 free states in Africa!)

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