Ch. 27 The Scramble for Africa

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Social Darwinism

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- Use of Charles Darwin's ideas about evolution to explain human societies

- "Survival of the fittest"

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imperialism

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- Control by a strong nation over a weaker nation

- Europeans expanded their control to new lands

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racism

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- belief that one race is superior to others

- Europeans believed that whites were better than other races

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survival of the fittest

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- The fittest, or the strongest, species will survive.

- Weak species will not survive.

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Berlin Conference

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- Meeting at which Europeans agreed on rules for colonizing Africa

- Any nation could claim any part of Africa by informing the others and demonstrating control over the area

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Shaku

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- Zulu chief who created a large, centralized state.

- He fought to win more land.

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Boer

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- Dutch colonist in South Africa

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Great Trek

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Thousands of Dutch settlers, called Boers, moved north in Africa to escape the British settling in South Africa.

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Boer War

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- The Boers fought the Zulus, whose land they were entering.

- The Boers then fought against the British and lost the war.

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Where did the Boers settle after losing the Boer War against the British?

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The Boers joined the British-run Union of South Africa after being defeated in the war.