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IMPERIALISM AND COLONIZATION OF AFRICA - Coggle Diagram
IMPERIALISM AND COLONIZATION OF AFRICA
Resistance
European tricked africans into signing treaties to control them
Africans thought these were trading treaties
fought for their freedom
Models
direct
no native were included in the government
colonial ideology
establishment of a centralized foreign authority within a territory
indirect
Britain organized its colonies at the central, provincial, and regional or district levels.
Governor in each capital
responsible of the policies and office
Institutions
native authority
colonial officer
native courts
This worked well in centralized societies.
causes
social
poverty
homelessness
unemployment
social displacement
political
Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, and Spain were in a conflict for power.
they needed to expand
The Scramble of Africa
Everyone was competing for power
this could lead to war
Otto Von Bismarck called a treaty
which stated
The Principle of Notification (Notifying) other powers of a territorial annexation
The Principle of Effective Occupation to validate the annexations
Freedom of Trade in the Congo Basin
Freedom of Navigation on the Niger and Congo Rivers
Freedom of Trade to all nations
Suppression of the Slave Trade by land and sea
This allowed Europe to have control and colonize Africa