History of Africa

What started Europe's interest in Africa?

• Old tales of strange creatures in the Congo.

• The Slave Trade

• Gold

• Silk

What was the Scramble for Africa?

• A period of time after the slave trade ended when European countries rushed to claim land in Africa.

• A period of time in South Africa after Apartheid ended.

• A period of time when scrambled eggs were popular in Africa

• A period of time after the start of the Pan-African movement were many African countries experienced civil war.

At this event, the European Powers discussed how to divide up Africa's land peacefully.

• The Berlin Conference

• The Moscow Conference

• The Pan-African Conference

• Anglo-Saxon Conference

Imperialism is best defined as...

• Granting independence to a colony

• Extending the authority of your country into another nation, country or land. (Ex: creating a colony)

• Extreme pride in your country

• The idea that Africans, worldwide, should unite.

Nationalism is best defined as...

• Extreme pride in your country or people.

• Extending your country's authority into another nation, country or land.

• The idea that Africans, worldwide, should unite.

• Granting independence to a colony.

Why did European countries want to colonize Africa?

• They wanted more land.

• They wanted to spread Christianity into the African Continent

• They wanted the natural resources in Africa so they could use them to create goods to trade.

• They wanted to continue the Slave Trade.

Answer explanation

1. The European countries would import resources from the colonies. (ex: Cotton)

2. They would turn that resource into a good to trade. (Ex: Clothes)

3. They would export the newly made good back to their colony to be purchased by the African people.

4. The cycle continues...

European Countries colonized Africa to continue their trading of slaves.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

They learned about and became interested in Africa because of the Slave Trade. But, the Slave Trade was outlawed before they colonized Africa.

The “White Man’s Burden” is best described as…

• The belief that Europeans were burdening the African continent by colonizing there.

• A belief that spread around Europe, encouraging the start of the Slave Trade

• The belief that African colonies were a burden to the European countries.

• The belief that Europeans were superior to Africans and needed to help “civilize” them.

How did European Imperialism/Colonization of Africa impact the Africans living there?

• They lost a lot of their natural resources to the Europeans, who never replaced them.

• They were provided a great education from the Europeans

• They were killed in mass numbers by the Europeans

• They learned how to properly run a government after being taught by the Europeans

What did the Europeans not provide to the Africans?

• The skills, tools, and education they need to govern themselves.

• They did not provide jobs for the Africans to earn an income.

• They did not provide the Africans with the cure for Malaria.

• They did not provied the African with weapons out of fear they would revolt.