What was the impact of Empire on Africa

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What was the impact of Empire on Africa?

• Key terms scramble for Africa

Starter question have a look at this map of
modern Africa. What do you notice about the
borders of the countries? Why do you think this
happened?
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Which European country was most successful in the
scramble for Africa?
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What does this picture suggest?
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Why Mountain Kilimanjaro is in Tanzania
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Tanzania Kenya
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East African Handbook 1995

• The mountain (that is Kilimanjaro) was
  originally located in apart of British East
  Africa which is now Kenya. However the mountain
  was given by Queen Victoria of England as a gift
  to her cousin, and so the border was moved and
  the mountain included within German Tanganyika.

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www.myafrica

• The story of Victoria and Wilhelm is sentimental,
  but it does not correspond to the facts.
  Victoria, as we will see later, had nothing to
  give away and Wilhelm nothing to receive
  considering that in 1886, when the fate of Mount
  Kilimanjaro was decided, his grandfather was the
  Emperor and not Wilhelm indeed his own father,
  the Crown Prince, still awaited his turn. The
  answer is simple Kilimanjaro is in Tanzania
  because in a given situation the Germans had the
  better cards and the British thought it wisest to
  be accommodating.

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Activities

• Read pages 76-77, explain in your own words what
  is meant by scramble for Africa.
• Read the story of the Benin Massacre. Who do you
  think was most to blame for the destruction of
  Benin?
• Using laptops produce a short information booklet
  as described in the activity box on page 83.