Imperialism in Africa Objectives/EQs Objectives Identify and describe the origins of African imperialism and their responses EQs Why did African imperialism occur? How did the Africans respond? Warm-Up Based on the political cartoon, what are 2 inferences you can make about Imperialism in Africa? Gold Diggers The Partition of Africa Cultures in Africa Africa is a huge continent- 3x larger than Europe Africa in the early 1800s Hundreds of languages spoken, varied governments, many small tribes/villages Language in Africa Currently over 1500 languages in Africa Many people multi- lingual Thousands of different cultures African Religion Prevalence of indigenous religion Video: Imperialism in Africa nZidGuU&playnext=1&list=PLB A4&feature=results_videonZidGuU&playnext=1&list=PLB A4&feature=results_video What are 5 Causes & Effects dealing with Imperialism in Africa? The Partition of Africa Africa before Imperialism Several expanding empires Much of continent consists of tribal communities North Africa & East Africa- Muslim influences West & Southern Africa- European/Christian Influence Impact of slavery Initiated contact between tribal leaders & Europeans/Americans European Contact Increases Explorers advance to Africas interior Africans hesitant to allow Europeans into interior Difficult to reach interior Missionaries follow explorers Many fell to tropical diseases Took a paternalistic view Viewed Africans as children in need of guidance Scramble for Colonies The Berlin Conference: Euro powers draw lines for territories Prevents war in Europe Impacts today: Many cultural sub- groups in the same country = conflict! Scramble for Colonies Conditions for Africans Threat of severe punisment/death for disobeying authority Business drives imperialism Government drives colonization Africa partitioned because of lack of technology Guns vs. Arrows Comparable to North & South America Europeans wanted the re$ource$ in Africa Africans Resist Many tribal wars vs. Imperial nations Native weapons no match for machine guns Millions killed Ethiopia Survives without occupation Ethiopia & Liberia only countries to survive occupation After imperialism Many African nations gain independence after WWII Powers had no $$$ to support colonies Constant state of conflict & turmoil Corruption Dictatorships/Ethnic Cleansing/Child Soldiers Post Imperialism Poor Infrastructure Railroads/roads Massive Debt Single product economies Cheap coffee/bananas Article: Blood Cell Phones Read UpFront Article and answer questions