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World Systems & Colonialism Part 3. Colonialism. Five Major Colonial Powers. Great Britain France Portugal Belgium Germany In addition to these, there was Spain, Italy and the Dutch. Basic Reasons for European Colonization of Africa. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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WORLD SYSTEMS & COLONIALISM PART 3
COLONIALIS
M
FIVE MAJOR COLONIAL POWERS• Great Britain• France• Portugal • Belgium • Germany• In addition to these, there was
Spain, Italy and the Dutch.
BASIC REASONS FOR EUROPEAN COLONIZATION OF AFRICA• Geo-Strategic: Since Africa was being
colonized it was important that the _____________________________
• Religious: Colonization was done on ___________• Bringing ____________ to the “heathen”
Africans
BASIC REASONS FOR EUROPEAN COLONIZATION OF AFRICA• Mercantilist: __________ was available for
the taking
• Economic: harvesting the _________________for European good (linked to mercantilist)• Provide a boost to the sagging economies of
Europe as well as provide markets for manufactured goods• ______________________________
African Trade [15c-17c]
Pre-19c European Trade with Africa
IndustrialRevolution
Source forRaw
Materials
Markets forFinishedGoods
EuropeanNationalism
MissionaryActivity
Military& NavalBases
EuropeanMotives
For Colonization
Places toDump Unwanted/Excess Population
Soc. & Eco.Opportunities
HumanitarianReasons
EuropeanRacism
“WhiteMan’sBurden”
SocialDarwinism
AFRICABEFORE 1882
BERLIN CONFERENCEImpact of ColonialismForeign domination of a territory
Berlin Conference (1884-1885) Occurred during the New Imperialism periodAlso called the ‘Scramble for Africa’Initial interest trade routes of the Congo and Nigeria Rivers Neutral areas for trade
RESULTS: BERLIN CONFERENCE (1884-1885) • Powers could only ____________if they
maintained sufficient authority to administer and defend them;
• Niger and Congo rivers were ____________________; the ___________was the private property of the Congo Society;
• Any new act of possession along the African coast would not be recognized unless reported to the other signatory powers. • The phrase_____________ made its first
appearance in an international agreement.
Africa1890
Africain1914
EXAMPLE -- RWANDACastes – Hutus, Tutsi
Belgians ruled through TutsiHutus gained autonomy after Belgian release
Fight for more autonomy – militant1959 groundwork for 1994 1994~800,000 Tutsi people killed10,000-30,000 Hutus killed too
EXAMPLES Turkey and KurdistanPush the Kurds into exileDenying them their identity
Nigeria: Christian and Muslim