Imperialism in Africa

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Imperialism in Africa
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European reasons for Imperialism

• 1) 3)
• 2) 4)

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Forms of Colonial Control

• 1) Colony
• 2) Protectorate
• 3) Sphere of Influence
• 4) Economic Imperialism

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2 Methods of Colonial Management

• 1) Indirect Control existing local political
  leaders managed the colony under the authority of
  the colonial power
• 2) Direct Control bureaucrats from the colonial
  power were brought to the colony to govern

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Direct Control (cont)

• Paternalism governing people in a fatherly way,
  providing for their needs, but denying their
  rights
• Assimilation the idea that local populations
  would eventually be absorbed into the colonial
  powers culture

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The Berlin Conference
Meeting in Europe to divide Africa What
problems could this have caused for Africans?
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African Resistance

• Maji-Maji Rebellion German East Africa
  Africans believed if they sprinkled their bodies
  with magic water (maji-maji), German bullets
  would turn to water
• Ethiopia the only country to successfully
  resist European imperialism (led by Menelik II)

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Benefits of Colonial Rule

• Reduced local warfare
• improved
• Education
• Sanitation
• Lifespans
• Transportation
• Communication

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Negatives of Colonial Rule

• Death from Euro. diseases and resistance to
  Europeans
• loss of property
• famine
• breakdown of traditional ways of life
• political divisionsgtethnic rivalries

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Was Imperialism beneficial for the colonies in
which it was applied?