Africa History DLT 1: European Partitioning

Europeans first got interested in African for this reasons (Pick All that Apply)

• for trade route purposes.

• It was a popular tourist spot

• The great fishing and hunting

• Avoid the taxes of the Arab and Ottoman empires

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

• Too many sea monsters

• Pirates

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

• they didn't have ships that were able to make the long journey

Europeans created these along Africa's coast.

• Monuments to their kings and queens

• ports to re-supply their ships

• Centers of worship that went along with African culture

• Banking systems for Africans

European countries saw that Africa was a continent

• that needed a better government and economy

• that needed European culture and wealth

• full of vast natural resources and mineral wealth.

• that should be left alone to develop at its own pace

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

• Kings and Queens

• European countries competing for land and power.

• Developing farmlands for the poor

• Creating a monetary system for other countries

Imperialism is a system where

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

• taking from the rich an giving to the poor

• encouraging free trade

• development of world-wide educational systems

During this time of colonialism of Africa, many European countries expanded their empires by aggressively establishing colonies in Africa so that they

• teach Africans world history

• could hold conventions and parties

• live one with the country

• could exploit and export Africa’s resources

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

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

• They didn't know how to fight well

• Tried to make friends but couldn't speak the language

• They were a peaceful people

• they often lost battles because the European weapons were superior.

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

• Industrial Revolution

• African Revolution

• Pan-African Movement

• Inventioning