European Colonization of Africa

Vocabulary

​The European Partitioning of Africa

Colonization: To settle in and claim by force, land or an area belonging to an indegenous (Native) group of people.

Vocabulary

​The European Partitioning of Africa

Imperialism: When another country seeks to dominate another country's economy, government, and resources.

Vocabulary

​The European Partitioning of Africa

Partitioning: To divide up a region or an area of land.

The European Partitioning of Africa

​The Berlin Conference

Was a meeting in which European powers divided the continent of Africa among themselves.