Imperial Africa

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Group Instructions1) No reading robots or academic zombies!2) Act out answers, give examples and extra info. 3) Keep it brief and direct! (2-3 minutes)4) Repeat answers5) Recap

Assign #15a

Group 8Be able to explain or re-enact the main points of this worksheet.

It is best if the group acts out the answers. This will provide solid class memories. This is NOT complex. It is simple fun stuff.

Needed: Narrator, Characters & Recap. Use signs to identify Characters. Also, refer to the map of Africa projector screen.

GROUP QUESTIONS(1-7 can be answered and acted in under 3 minutes)

1) Basic Background (Who is Cecil Rhodes, etc?)2) Why were British interested in this area?3) What were the terms of the contract? Why’d the Brits use a contract and not force?4) According to the African King, how was

he tricked into signing the agreement?5) What were the results?6) Why is this primary source useful to explain European Imperialism in Africa?7) Quick Final Recap

Assign #15b

Group 9Explain or re-enact the main points of this worksheet

It is best if the group acts out the answers. This will provide solid class memories.

This is NOT complex. It is simple fun stuff. Needed: Narrator, Characters & Recap. Use signs to identify Characters. Also, refer to the map of Africa projector screen.


1) Basic Background (Who is Menelik II, who is he writing? Why? etc)2) According to Menelik II, what was the Europeans’ plan?3) What clever steps did Menelik II take in response to Europeans’ plan?4) If NOT careful, how might Menelik II’s steps be misunderstood? 5) Why is this primary source useful to explain Imperialism in Africa?6) Quick Final Recap

Assign #15c

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A) Hundreds of ethnic Groups

B) 1,000 different languages

C) Europeans EST. contacts with Sub-Saharan Africans in 1450

D) 1880, Europeans only control 10% of African land

E) Steamboats made it easier to explore and colonize the interior Africa, which was still a mystery to the outside world

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Mysterious Africa to Outsiders in 1880s

Imperialized Africa by Outsiders by 1914






A) Variety of cultures and languages

B) Low level of technology

C) Ethnic strife

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C) Ethnic strife

A) Religious = Spread Christianity (God)

B) Ideological = help natives, end slavery

Rule over natives, enslave people

C) Economic = African rich resources (Gold)

D) Political = Beat other Europeans (Glory)

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C) Ethnic strife

A) “Maxim Gun (1888 machine gun)

B) R.R. and steamships

C) Cure for malaria (quinine)






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A) 14 European countries meet in 1884- 1885

B) They discussed how to divide Africa

C) A European country must show other Europeans that they have control in order for Europeans to respect the claim

D) No Africans were at the meeting



C) Ethnic strife









If there is time and you are interested, ask Mr. P to tell you about China Conference of 2006.

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A) 14 European countries mt in 1884- 1885






C) Ethnic strife




A) David Livingstone explores to find source of the Nile River

B) Newspaper Writer Henry Stanley goes to look and finds Livingstone. The meeting between the two makes world headlines (National Geographic)

C) 1882, Stanley signs treaties with local chiefs

D) Treaty gave King Leopald II of Belgium control of Congo

E) He claimed he was going to stop slave trade






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A) 14 European countries mt in 1884- 1885






C) Ethnic strife




A) David Livingstone explores to find source of the Nile River

B) Newspaper Writer Henry Stanley goes to look and finds Livingstone. The meeting between the two makes world headlines (National Geographic)

C) 1882, Stanley signs treaties with local chiefs

D) Treaty gave King Leopald II of Belgium control of Congo

E) He claimed he was going to stop slave trade






A) Who? Dutch Afrikaans vs British

B) Why? Who will control rich resources of South Africa. Largest deposits of diamonds in the world and lots of gold mines.

C) British win.

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Mysterious Africa to Outsiders in 1880s

Imperialized Africa by Outsiders by 1914

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Group 8Be able to explain or re-enact the main points of this worksheet.

It is best if the group acts out the answers. This will provide solid class memories. This is NOT complex. It is simple fun stuff.

Needed: Narrator, Characters & Recap. Use signs to identify Characters. Also, refer to the map of Africa projector screen.


1) Basic Background (Who is Cecil Rhodes, etc?)2) Why were British interested in this area?3) What were the terms of the contract? Why’d the Brits use a contract and not force?4) According to the African King, how was

he tricked into signing the agreement?5) What were the results?6) Why is this primary source useful to explain European Imperialism in Africa?7) Quick Final Recap

Group 9Explain or re-enact the main points of this worksheet

It is best if the group acts out the answers. This will provide solid class memories.

This is NOT complex. It is simple fun stuff. Needed: Narrator, Characters & Recap. Use signs to identify Characters. Also, refer to the map of Africa projector screen.


1) Basic Background (Who is Menelik II, who is he writing? Why? etc)2) According to Menelik II, what was the Europeans’ plan?3) What clever steps did Menelik II take in response to Europeans’ plan?4) If NOT careful, how might Menelik II’s steps be misunderstood? 5) Why is this primary source useful to explain Imperialism in Africa?6) Quick Final Recap

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Imperial Africa