Imperialism in Africa

Who is this individual?

• Cecil Rhodes

• Rudyard Kipling

• Kanye West

• A missionary

What were the causes of Imperialism?

• Europeans wanted a place to build factories

• Europeans were looking for people to love

• Europeans wanted raw materials, markets, power, spread Christianity

• Europeans wanted to invest in a safari

Which of the following was not a cause for imperialism in Africa?

• Need for raw materials

• European Nationalism

• The Africans asked for help

• White Man's Burden

Negative Impacts of Imperialism

• to prevent conflict, 14 European nations met at the Berlin Conference in 1884-1885 to lay down rules for the division of Africa

• Natural resources taken, forced labor, no rights

• this seizure of a country or territory by a stronger country

• Charles Darwin's ideas about evolution and "survival of the fittest" were applied to imperialism

Imperialism is

• A poem by Rudyard Kipling supporting the idea that Europeans felt it was their duty to spread their cultures to others.

• Wrote the poem, The White Man's Burden

• Charles Darwin's ideas about evolution and "survival of the fittest" were applied to imperialism

• the seizure of a country or territory by a stronger country

Which European nation colonized Rwanda?

• Belgium

• France

• England

• Italy

In what country was the Berlin Conference held?

• France

• England

• Germany

• Europe

The White Man's Burden

• A poem by Rudyard Kipling supporting the idea that Europeans felt it was their duty to spread their cultures.

• Railroads, telegraphs, and medicine

• to prevent conflict, 14 European nations met at the Berlin Conference in 1884-1885 to lay down rules for the division of Africa.

• Stronger country doing the takeover

Which European leader took the Congo for himself?

• Otto von Bismarck

• King Leopold

• Rudyard Kipling

• Louis XVI

Colony

• Railroads, telegraphs, medicine

• weaker area being taken over

• Mother country and the colonies they own

• to prevent conflict, 14 European Nations met at the Berlin Conference in 1884-1885 to lay down rules for the division of Africa.