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SO THAT BY THE END OF THE LESSON... Learning Skills Key Words Imperialism Colonies Suez Canal Morocco Kaiser William II Abyssinia Tension D target pupils can Give a reason why countries had imperialistic ambitions. C target pupils can Explain what countries had imperialistic ambitions in Africa B target pupils can Evaluate the impact of the scramble of Africa. Causes of WW1 Today you will learn to… Explain the scramble for Africa The Scramble for Africa Writing Listening Why would a country want to take over other areas of land?

SO THAT BY THE END OF THE LESSON... Learning Skills Today you will learn to… Explain the scramble for Africa Key Words Imperialism Colonies Suez Canal Morocco Kaiser William II Abyssinia Tension D target pupils can Give a reason why countries had imperialistic ambitions. C target pupils can Explain what countries had imperialistic ambitions in Africa B target pupils can Evaluate the impact of the scramble of Africa. The Scramble for Africa Writing Listening Britain had a huge empire that owned a vast amount of land in different countries across the world. This made them a very wealthy country. Other European countries wanted to increase the amount of land they had in other countries, so their empires were larger.- this is called Imperialism. These countries included Germany and France. Tensions rose between Britain, France and Germany as they all tried to compete for land in Africa.

SO THAT BY THE END OF THE LESSON... Learning Skills Today you will learn to… Explain the scramble for Africa Key Words Imperialism Colonies Suez Canal Morocco Kaiser William II Abyssinia Tension D target pupils can Give a reason why countries had imperialistic ambitions. C target pupils can Explain what countries had imperialistic ambitions in Africa B target pupils can Evaluate the impact of the scramble of Africa. Writing Listening 1.Using the information, Colour in the parts of Africa that belonged to each country. 2.Create a Key to show what colonies belonged to each country 3.Explain why each country wanted land and why tensions increased on a separate sheet

This map shows Africa in 1914 and shows how much land the major nations had taken over. There is so much detail that it is a little difficult to see exactly what has happened. To get a better idea of how much of Africa was controlled by each European power, click on any of the links below. BRITAINFRANCEGERMANYITALYBELGIUMMap

British Colonies Britain had managed to get some of the most valuable land in Africa. The most important gain was Egypt because of the Suez Canal. This provided a much quicker and safer route to India – the “Jewel in the Crown” of the British Empire. EGYPT SUDAN SOUTH AFRICA BECHUANALAND RHODESIA NIGERIA BRITISH EAST AFRICA BRITAINFRANCEGERMANYITALYBELGIUMMap

French Colonies MADAGASCAR FRENCH WEST AFRICA ALGERIA MOROCCO TUNIS FRENCH EQUATORIAL AFRICA France had also built up a large colonial empire, mostly in the north west of Africa. This had caused problems and there had been serious arguments over colonies such as Morocco and Tunis. Arguments over colonies caused bad feeling between Britain and France. BRITAINFRANCEGERMANYITALYBELGIUMMap

German Colonies KAMERUN GERMAN EAST AFRICA GERMAN SOUTH WEST AFRICA Germany did not enter the race for colonies until very late and, as a result, much of the land gained was not very valuable. Despite this, Kaiser William II was determined that Germany should have a major empire. This was known as ‘Weltpolitik’ or World policy. They were jealous of other countries land, power and wealth. BRITAINFRANCEGERMANYITALYBELGIUMMap

Italian Colonies LYBIA ITALIAN SOMALILAND ERITREA TUNIS ABYSSINIA Italy did gain a few colonies but also had its failures. It tried to take over Tunis but was beaten to it by France. It tried to take over Abyssinia but failed. BRITAINFRANCEGERMANYITALYBELGIUMMap

Belgian Colonies Even tiny Belgium had an African colony – the Belgian Congo. This was one of the reasons that Kaiser William II of Germany decided that his country must also have colonies. BELGIAN CONGO BRITAINFRANCEGERMANYITALYBELGIUMNext Slide

SO THAT BY THE END OF THE LESSON... Learning Skills Today you will learn to… Explain the scramble for Africa Key Words Imperialism Colonies Suez Canal Morocco Kaiser William II Abyssinia Tension D target pupils can Give a reason why countries had imperialistic ambitions. C target pupils can Explain what countries had imperialistic ambitions in Africa B target pupils can Evaluate the impact of the scramble of Africa. Writing Listening How could the ‘Scramble for Africa’ increase tensions between countries?

SO THAT BY THE END OF THE LESSON... Learning Skills Today you will learn to… Explain the scramble for Africa Key Words Imperialism Colonies Suez Canal Morocco Kaiser William II Abyssinia Tension D target pupils can Give a reason why countries had imperialistic ambitions. C target pupils can Explain what countries had imperialistic ambitions in Africa B target pupils can Evaluate the impact of the scramble of Africa. Writing Listening Colonial Disputes During the late 1800s, relations between Britain and France were strained by a series of disputes over African colonies. Both nations hoped to control Egypt and Morocco and this caused many bitter arguments. These were eventually settled in 1904 by the Entente Cordiale. This “friendly understanding” said that Britain should control Egypt and France should control Morocco. However, Germany strongly objected to this agreement…

SO THAT BY THE END OF THE LESSON... Learning Skills Today you will learn to… Explain the scramble for Africa Key Words Imperialism Colonies Suez Canal Morocco Kaiser William II Abyssinia Tension D target pupils can Give a reason why countries had imperialistic ambitions. C target pupils can Explain what countries had imperialistic ambitions in Africa B target pupils can Evaluate the impact of the scramble of Africa. Writing Listening Colonial Disputes Kaiser William II was jealous of the empires of both France and Britain and tried to break up the “friendly understanding” between them. On two occasions, in 1905 and 1911, German claims over Morocco raised international tension. Indeed, the “Agadir Incident” of 1911 caused Britain to hint that war might result if Germany continued her claims. This crisis passed, but these disputes simply made international relations worse. The bad feeling they created (combined with other factors) made the possibility of war more likely.

SO THAT BY THE END OF THE LESSON... Learning Skills Today you will learn to… Explain the scramble for Africa Key Words Imperialism Colonies Suez Canal Morocco Kaiser William II Abyssinia Tension D target pupils can Give a reason why countries had imperialistic ambitions. C target pupils can Explain what countries had imperialistic ambitions in Africa B target pupils can Evaluate the impact of the scramble of Africa. Writing Listening 5-7 mins Keep within the recommended time. Give two clear and explained reasons…then move on Exam Skills - 4 Mark Describing task: (a) Describe the main aims of Germanys imperialistic ambitions leading up to WW1. Level 1: Basic description1 mark Level 2: Detailed description of limited aspects. OR Limited description of a wider range of aspects2-3 marks Level 3: Detailed description of several aspects4 marks