1 / 18

The Scramble for Africa

The Scramble for Africa. GEOGRAPHY OF AFRICA. Continent – not a country Continent is three times larger than Europe Northern Africa – desert Sub-Saharan Africa – diverse climates and topography. THE “DARK” CONTINENT. “Dark Continent” – racist terminology referred to the people of Africa

stone-larsen
Download Presentation

The Scramble for Africa

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Scramble for Africa

  2. GEOGRAPHY OF AFRICA • Continent – not a country • Continent is three times larger than Europe • Northern Africa – desert • Sub-Saharan Africa – diverse climates and topography

  3. THE “DARK” CONTINENT • “Dark Continent” – racist terminology referred to the people of Africa • In reality, Africa has diverse groups of people with their own unique cultures and histories • Civilizations • Languages • Religions

  4. FOREIGN HISTORY IN AFRICA • Arab traders converted many North Africans to Islam • Source of slaves for the Americas from the 17th century

  5. The “OPENING UP” OF AFRICA • Mid-1800s • Missionaries and explorers sparked foreign interest in Africa

  6. DAVID LIVINGSTONE (1813-1873) • Scottish missionary • 1841-1873 – lived in central Africa • Explored Africa • Named Lake Victoria after the British queen • Converted many Africans to Christianity • Wrote books on Africa which increased foreign interest

  7. HENRY STANLEY (1841-1904) • Welsh-American reporter • Worked with Belgium’s King Leopold II and his African colonization company called the International African Society

  8. KING LEOPOLD II OF BELGIUM (1835-1909) • Took over land in central Africa • Leopold criticized for the cruelty of his rule in the Congo • His actions started a European race for African colonies – “Scramble for Africa” • Diamonds, gold, ivory and rubber most important

  9. Berlin Conference (1884): European countries decided they could claim African colonies just by setting up government offices in African territory. This set off a Great Scramble as Europeans rushed to colonize Africa.

  10. The Cape Colony (Dutch)

  11. BRITISH IN SOUTHERN AFRICA • Boer War (1889-1892) • Why? because gold was discovered there! • British won • British took the Cape Colony from the Dutch • Boers (Dutch colonists) moved north

  12. BRITISH IN NORTH AFRICA

  13. Suez Canal

  14. BRITISH IN NORTHERN AFRICA • Cape-to-Cairo Railroad • Railroad from South Africa to North Africa • Never completed

  15. Cape-to-Cairo Railway: Crossing over Victoria Falls

  16. AFRICANS IN AFRICA Only 2 independent African countries, everything else was colonized • Ethiopia • Ruled by dynasty stretching back to at least the 1200’s • Liberia • Formed by freed slaves under auspices of the United States government

  17. REVIEW QUESTIONS • What led to the “Scramble for Africa”? • Which European nations controlled the most land in Africa? • Who led British imperialism in Africa? • Which African nations were left independent at the time of World War I?

More Related