Africa History DLT 1: European Partitioning

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Why didn't the Europeans just sail completely around Africa for their trade routes?

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It was a long journey and they needed to re-supply their ships

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Europeans created these along Africa's coast: ports to re-supply their ships, monuments to their kings and queens, centers of worship that went along with African culture, banking systems for Africans.

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ports to re-supply their ships

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European countries saw that Africa was a continent

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full of vast natural resources and mineral wealth.

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The end of the 19th century is called the “Age of Imperialism”, which refers to

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European countries competing for land and power.

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Imperialism is a system where

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a strong country takes wealth and raw materials from another country.

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During this time of colonialism of Africa, many European countries expanded their empires by aggressively establishing colonies in Africa so that they could exploit and export Africa’s resources.

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could exploit and export Africa’s resources

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The four main European countries that colonized Africa in the 1800's were: Great Britain, United States, France, & Russia; Great Britain, Germany, France, & Belgium; India, China, Japan, and France; Mexico, Canada, Britain, & Germany.

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Great Britain, Germany, France, & Belgium

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Why did the African tribes struggle when they fought European powers that were colonizing Africa?

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They often lost battles because the European weapons were superior.

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The 1800s was a time of great industrialization in Europe and it was called

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Industrial Revolution

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The Industrial Revolution means

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mechanization of agriculture and textile manufacturing in Europe during the mid to late 1800's