What Was the Driving Force Behind European Imperialism in Africa

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Between 1500 and 1800, the main reason Europeans did not enter the interior of Africa was because of diseases like Malaria. The western coast of Africa was known as the white man’s grave. True or False?

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True

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When was the Berlin Conference and what did it do?

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Between 1884 and 1885. It divided up much of Africa among several European countries including England, France, and Germany.

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What place were Africans given at the conference table in Berlin?

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No place at the table

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What is Malaria?

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A disease caused by parasites carried by mosquitoes

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What was the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade?

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The transportation of slaves from western and central Africa to the Americas.

Answer explanation

Remember to use the term "enslaved" rather than slave.

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Imperialism is...

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The policy or practice of taking control/ dominating another country

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Forced Labor is...

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Work performed by laborers against their will

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Rule of Occupation

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The idea that a colonizing country must actually have roads, soldiers, and a working government in a country before it is considered their colony

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Free Trade is

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Tax-free and restriction-fee exchange of goods between nations

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What was the “white man’s burden”?

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the belief that Europeans had a moral responsibility to civilize indigenous peoples