KATEY GOLDSTROHM BLOCK 3 10/29/10 Imperialized Nigeria

Great Britain An island Northwest of Continental Europe Ireland located to the west First arrived in Nigeria in 1539 Queen Victoria as leader  Frederick Lugard – chosen governor (1900) 36,686,000 people Imperialist Country

Nigeria In West Africa; Chad & Cameroon in east, Niger to the north, and coast on Gulf of Guinea Claimed as British colony in 1914 Sir George Taubman Goldie as leader (1900) 16,000,000 people Imperialized Nation Map of Africa,

Why Nigeria? British had thirst for raw materials in Africa  Abundant resources = industrial growth  Tin, cotton, cocoa, groundnuts, palm oil Wanted to secure oil and ivory trade to gain coastal power Aimed for economic and political control Nigeria was key to imperialistic expansion hives/World_Refugee_Survey/Maps/Nigeria.jpg

Political & Social Economic & Geopolitical British sought to overtake Nigerian military Could go through diplomatic figures to gain power Wanted to bring European influence  Nigeria was a mix of various tribes, languages, traditions Wanted to establish forts and trading ports off coast  Competing for trade and bigger empire in Atlantic Saw new markets in Africa as great opportunity Intended to draw borders of land and gain Niger River Delta  Major trading port for chief export palm oil Why Nigeria?

Geopolitics of Nigeria Nigerian land was easy to acquire for British Some rulers signed treaties of protection with Britain and accepted residents  Those who rebelled were defeated by military Royal Niger Company gained control of palm oil trade Berlin Conference granted protectorate of Niger River delta AAAAAAlY/162HX8mmP-4/s1600/NigerDelta.gif

Imperializing Nigeria 1. Great Britain took over Nigerian military forces and negotiated with diplomats to create treaty of protection  Royal Niger Company formed under Sir George Taubman Goldie; aimed to add Niger River to British Empire  Nigeria declared British protectorate Sir_George_Dashwood_Taubman_Goldie_by_Sir_Hubert_von _Herkomer.jpg/220px- Sir_George_Dashwood_Taubman_Goldie_by_Sir_Hubert_von _Herkomer.jpg Sir George Taubman Goldie

Resistance Efforts Some Nigerians opposed British interference Africans as a whole tried combining military forces British Conquest of Benin (1897)  Completed British occupation of Southwest Nigeria  Massacre of British consul and his party sparked incident Anglo-Aro War (1901)  Began after increased tension between Aro leaders and British colonists “His chances of effective resistance have been steadily dwindling…Thus the African is really helpless against the material gods of the white man, as embodied in the trinity of imperialism, capitalistic exploitation, and militarism.” – Edward Morel, The Black Man’s Burden

Geopolitical Economic 1901  Nigeria became British protectorate 1914  Claimed as a British colony  Divided into 2 provinces – Northern and Southern Nigeria Economy and education excelled in south more so than north Trade with Britain turned out uneven  Nigeria exported valuable resources to benefit British Remained wealthy in natural resources Economy weakened Results of Imperialism

Political Social Utilized strong military style of government  Colonized through this method British missionaries worked with/against Nigerians along coast Nigerians adapted to British customs  British education system  English language  Christianity Improvement of transportation and technology Separation of tribes Freedom for some slaves Results of Imperialism

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