European Colonization Review

The ___ was a period in the late 1800's in which major European countries rapidly colonized nearly the entire continent of Africa.

• Conversion

• Scramble for Africa

• Apartheid

Why did European countries colonize Africa?

• Africa was never colonized

• traditional tribes asked for help

• land, power, and natural resources

What impact did European colonization have on the culture of Sub-Saharan Africa?

• Due to colonization, Africans received higher-paying jobs

• Due to colonization, many European languages are spoken here

• It had no impact

What is colonialism?

• the uniting of a continent’s people to fight for their independence

• when one country takes control over another country and then sends its people to settle that country

• laws created to enforce segregation in South Africa

• the uniting of a country’s people to fight for their independence

What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885? 

• France and Britain agreed to govern their African colonies jointly. 
• There was less fighting between African leaders and European powers. 
• African leaders voiced their suggestions for better relations with European powers. 
• Europeans divided Africa into colonies without consulting African leaders. 

What was the only country  in Africa never to be colonized?

• Ethiopia

• Ghana

• Egypt

• South Africa

Define ethnocentrism.

What famous South African group resisted European colonziation?

• Maasai

• Himba

• Zulu

• Bushman

How did colonialism begin?

• In 1550 b.c. Ancient civilizations took over land from neighboring countries to expand power and wealth.

• When Africa invaded Europe in 1492 and began to fight for land and new trade routes.

• in 1220 Chinese soldiers invaded North America to take over ports for trade and started a wealthy empire.

• In the 1900's Russia invaded Africa to dominate most of Eastern Africa and established new powerful colonies.

How did colonizers justify taking over foreign lands?

• Europeans thought that it was their duty to force native Africans to practice their religions, speak their language, and practice their style of government.

• They believed native Africans were barbaric and savages and needed to be saved by their elite ideas.

• They believed the African land belonged to Europe and they were taking back what is rightfully theirs.