African Imperialism

Imperialism Imperialism - The takeover of a country or territory by a

stronger nation with the intent of domination the political, economic, and social life of the people of that nation

What is our class definition of imperialism?

How to describe Imperialism?

Greedy

Selfish

Powerful

Conquering

Competitive

Violent

Hypocritical

Motivation for Imperialism

Economic Desire for new markets and raw materials for economic

growth

Political Europeans viewed an empire as a measure of national

greatness

Social Belief that white Europeans were better than others Europeans had the right and the duty to bring their

advanced technology to these colonies

Forces that pushed Imperialism

Maxim Gun Invented in 1889 - first automatic gun Overpowered African nations

Railroads Gave Europeans the means to travel long distances

Cure for malaria

Lack of Unity in Africa

Berlin Conference 14 Nations met in 1884-85 in Berlin

Any European nation could claim land in Africa by notifying other nations of their claim and showing they could control the area

Done to prevent fighting in Africa amongst European nations

Political Divisions of Africa - 1913

French - 35.6%

Britain - 32.3%

German - 7.9%

Belgian - 7.9%

Portuguese - 6.8%

Italian - 5.2%

Spanish - .06%

Independent African States - 3.4%

British South Africa Large amount of Dutch settlers called Boers

Boers waged war against the British because of their involvement in South Africa

Boer Wars 1880-1881 1899-1902 Ended with the Dutch settlers united their two republics

under British control

Other European Colonies

British - India, Malaysia, Hong Kong

Germany - Papua New Guinea - South Pacific

France - French Indo-China (Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia

Netherlands - Indonesia

US Imperialism Philippines

Hawaii

Puerto Rico

Guam