Scramble for Africa
_You will be reading and learning about the colloquially named "Scramble for Africa". Where European nations functionally carved up the continent of Africa to benefit their needs.
Berling Conference
Go to the following link on the Berlin Conference (Click on the orange) read the article and answer the following questions.
1. What was the Berlin Conference?
2. Why did the Europeans want to control Africa?
3. What African colonies did the Europeans eventually have a conflict over?
Berling Conference
Go to the following link on the Berlin Conference (Click on the orange) read the article and answer the following questions.
1. What was the Berlin Conference?
2. Why did the Europeans want to control Africa?
3. What African colonies did the Europeans eventually have a conflict over?
6. What is the main difference between the 2 maps?
7. What part did the Berlin Conference play in the creation MAP 2?
8. What happened to the native African political entities by 1914?
9. According to Map 2-( Partition of Africa 1885-1914) Which 2 European countries held the most territory in Africa?
7. What part did the Berlin Conference play in the creation MAP 2?
8. What happened to the native African political entities by 1914?
9. According to Map 2-( Partition of Africa 1885-1914) Which 2 European countries held the most territory in Africa?
10. What percentage of Africa was colonized by 1913?
11. According to the graph, Which 2 European countries held the most territory in Africa? (did you get the same answer as #9 in the Map Comparison above?) 12. What percentage Africa was controlled by the rest of the countries (excluding the 2 countries mentioned in #7)? 13. Think about it: Would the information in MAP 2 and the pie chart above be the same if there had never been a Berlin Conference? |
Implications Today
15. Research one of the followings impact on Africa: artificially drawn boundaries, one-crop economies, creation of economic dependence, population relocation, cultural suppression.
a. What is the definition of the term you chose?
b. What is the Source?
c. Is this source credible? Why?
d. Who is the Author of the Source?
e. What is the authors background?
f. What does the source say?
15. Research one of the followings impact on Africa: artificially drawn boundaries, one-crop economies, creation of economic dependence, population relocation, cultural suppression.
a. What is the definition of the term you chose?
b. What is the Source?
c. Is this source credible? Why?
d. Who is the Author of the Source?
e. What is the authors background?
f. What does the source say?