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Agenda. Quiz Scramble for Africa Notes Mexico Notes. Objectives. Explain the Europeans’ scramble for Africa Understand the pattern of Mexican society in the late 1800s. 137. The Scramble for Africa. By 1870s, African slave trade was over Africans ruled Africans

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  1. Agenda • Quiz • Scramble for Africa • Notes • Mexico • Notes

  2. Objectives • Explain the Europeans’ scramble for Africa • Understand the pattern of Mexican society in the late 1800s.

  3. 137. The Scramble for Africa • By 1870s, African slave trade was over • Africans ruled Africans • Europeans controlled only a few port areas

  4. Africa Pre-Colonialism

  5. But European nations all want to get their piece of the “magnificent African cake.”

  6. What did the European powers choose to do? • a. Continue to let Africans rule Africa? • b. Ask the Africans if they could share some of their resources? • c. Forget about “the cake” that is Africa and focus on taking over more of Asia? • d. Convene a meeting; don’t invite Africans, and divide the continent among themselves?

  7. What did the Europeans do? • a. Continue to let Africans rule Africa? • b. Ask the Africans if they could share some of their resources? • c. Forget about “the cake” that is Africa and focus on taking over more of Asia? • d. Convene a meeting; don’t invite the Africans, and divide the continent among themselves? “It’s mine now!”

  8. Berlin Conference • Meeting in 1884 where European imperialist nations sliced up Africa among themselves.

  9. African warriors no match against modern European weapons • Spears versus Guns? • Africans defeated • Except in Ethiopia where African fighters had modern weapons.

  10. Example • In one battle: • British = 48 dead • African warriors = more than 10,000 • Moral of the story: don’t bring a spear to a machinegun fight.

  11. Congratulations France and Britain and other great powers of Europe. You won.

  12. Borders… • How did Europeans draw new national borders? • Cultural groups/tribes didn’t matter. • It’s easier to control people who are divided.

  13. African ethnic groups

  14. How Europeans divided them up

  15. Imperialism • Europeans took rubber, gold, diamonds, cotton, and peanuts from Africa. • White Europeans controlled black Africans

  16. European Domination • Stops Africa’s natural development • Nearly destroys African culture

  17. Using the chart, answer the following questions • What % of Africa was colonized? • Which two countries have the MOST territory? • How much of Africa was still independent?

  18. Read/highlight

  19. 138. Mexico • Who did Mexico gain its independence from?

  20. Who did Mexico gain its independence from? SPAIN

  21. Mexico • Became a republic • Guaranteed basic rights, but didn’t end inequality in Mexican society

  22. Mexican Society • Small number of whites controlled millions of poor, indigenous people.

  23. Latin-American Pattern • Liberal revolts win freedom from Spain. • Conservatives rule to protect upper-class privilege. • Small group of “haves” and large population of “have nots”

  24. Mexican-American War • U.S. president launches invasion of Mexico and adds 500,000 sq. miles to the United States. • Controversial war

  25. A matter of perspective: • What is the difference between the two names: Mexican-American War U.S. Invasion of Mexico What you see may depend on where you stand.

  26. Latter half of 1800s • Mexico industrialized • Whites benefitted, and poor stayed poor

  27. Read/highlight

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