Imperialism in Africa

European interest in Africa

• increased

• decreased

Who competed for African territories

• Britain

• China

• India

• France

• Germany

Reasons why interested in Africa

• Economic source of raw materials

• Political: Nationalism and the more colonies the more power

• Social Darwinism

• Missionaries

The belief that strong nations should naturally conquer weak was called

• Social Darwinism

• White Man's Burden

• Nationalism

• Economics

Europeans competed to take more land in Africa. Pride in one's country is called

• Social Darwinism

• White Man's Burden

• Nationalism

• Economics

Europeans were MOST interested in colonizing Africa in order to

• Bring civilization

• Take natural resources

• Spread Christianity

• Learn new languages

At the Berlin Conference, Europeans decided how to

• remove resources from Africa

• divide up Africa

• give power to African kingdoms

• support African rulers

Who was not invited to the Berlin Conference

• Britain

• Germany

• Spain

• Africans

European imperialism of Africa, from 1880-World War I, is known as

• Spheres of Influence
• Scramble for Africa
• World War I
• French Revolution

What economic reasons did Europeans go to Africa for? 

• A new place to build houses.
• A new place to educate their children
• For natural resources, cheap labor, and markets.
• Because the weather was nice.