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Period F-Which events led to the colonization of Africa? - Coggle Diagram
Period F-
Which events led to the colonization of Africa?
Mariam, Shaun, and Christiane: Growth of European Activity in African
Berlin conference
Help the Europeans split up Africa. European countries has different lands that they were allowed to colonize and the lands were split between them
Europeans needed raw materials
during the industrial revolution
so they needed to get raw materials from Africa.
The Hundred Year War
France and Britain had a race to get more land in Africa, but the race was open to all European countries
Alex, Mohammed, Benji
Strategic Causes
British actions in Egypt/SA
To control and monitor trade routes to the East
Sea Route
Henry the Navigator
Eyan, Neela, Abdoulaye - Berlin Conference
The sea routes
South Africa to India, Egypt to India
Berlin Conference
Help split up africa for the europeans. Each country was told where they could colonize to reduce conflict between themselves
Otto von Bismarck convened the Berlin Conference
King Leopold
Colonization of such a large mass created jealousy in Europe
The Boer Wars
Wars between the British and the Dutch (Boers) for South Africa
The Boers were already established in South Africa when The British came to colonize
Kesso, Lavie, Oceane
Humanitarian Causes
Claimed they wanted to help the Africans to benefit themselves
National rivalties
Conflicts between Europeans nations
Europeans wanted to colonize Africa to become stronger
De Brazza
The French Congo was formed by Pierre de Brazza
They were very competitive and the more colonies they had, the more powerful they were
King Leopold
Other countries saw his power in Congo,also wanted to colonize Africa
King Leopold ll in Congo
Gain many goods from his action in Congo
Europeans create the scramble for Africa because of their jealousy
Lied so that he could still be the "owner" of Congo
Lucas,Selma,Emmanuel - Growth of European activity in Africa
Traders, missionaries and explorers (1850-1900)
Africa was rich in natural resources
Many natural resources like Gold, Diamond and otherss
Europeans needed copper and tin for their industries
As the country that established colonies did not have natural resources so to fulfil their needs they established colonies in places which were rich in natural resources.
Europeans traded slaves for guns
European countries also colonized Africa because of financial reasons