1. Chapter 24
The Age of Imperialism

4. Africa Before Imperialism
What Speculations can we make about Africa before Europeans got involved?
100s of Ethnic Groups
1,000s of different languages
Large Empires Independent villages

7. Africa Before Imperialism
Even by 1880s Europeans controlled only 10% of the land.
What was the
impact of slavery?

8. Nations Compete for Overseas Empires
Motives Driving Imperialism
Imperialism: The takeover of a country or territory by a stronger nation with the intent of dominating the political, economic, and social life.

9. Africa Before Imperialism
What might have prevented Europeans from taking more?
Tough rivers to navigate
What Changed that?

10. Africa Before Imperialism
What might have prevented Europeans from taking more?
African armies
What changed that?

11. Africa Before Imperialism
What might have prevented Europeans from taking more?
Disease
Malaria
What changed that?
Quinine

12. Nations Compete for Overseas Empires
Why did Europeans (at first) go into Africa?
Explorers
Humanitarians (opposed the slave trade)
Missionaries

13. Nations Compete for Overseas Empires
David Livingston & Henry Stanley
Missionary & American Journalist

14. “Dr. Livingston, I presume”

15. Nations Compete for Overseas Empires
Motives Driving Imperialism
Explorer mentality
Social Darwinism: Survival of the fittest
Civilize “barbarians”
Have an adventure!
Tell people about it back home
Status as an adventuresome man

16. Nations Compete for Overseas Empires
Forces Enabling Imperialism
Technology
1889- Invention of the Maxim gun

18. Nations Compete for Overseas Empires
Forces Enabling Imperialism
Technology
1889- Invention of the Maxim gun
What else?
Steam ships
Railroads
Cables
Quinine

19. Variety of Language and cultures Low level of technology
National Pride
Economic competition $$$$
Missionaries
Variety of Language and cultures
Low level of technology
Ethnic Strife

20. African Lands Become European Colonies
1880- It’s on
South Africa
1867 Diamonds discovered

26. African Lands Become European Colonies
1880- It’s on
South Africa
1867 Diamonds discovered
1886 Gold Discovered

29. African Lands Become European Colonies
Berlin Conference Divides Africa
What might have every European country been worried about?
Berlin Conference
How did Europeans divide Africa?
By 1914 only Liberia and Ethiopia remained free

31. African Lands Become European Colonies
Demand for Product Shapes Colonies
European goods sold in Africa? NO

32. African Lands Become European Colonies
Demand for Product Shapes Colonies
Raw materials taken from Africa?
Peanuts

33. African Lands Become European Colonies
Demand for Product Shapes Colonies
Raw materials taken from Africa?
Palm oil

35. African Lands Become European Colonies
Demand for Product Shapes Colonies
Raw materials taken from Africa?
Cocoa

36. African Lands Become European Colonies
Demand for Product Shapes Colonies
Raw materials taken from Africa?
Rubber

37. African Lands Become European Colonies
Demand for Product Shapes Colonies
Big $$$$ in mineral resources
Tin

38. African Lands Become European Colonies
Demand for Product Shapes Colonies
Big $$$$ in mineral resources
Copper

39. African Lands Become European Colonies
Demand for Product Shapes Colonies

40. 3 Groups Clash Over South Africa
Ok, South Africa.

43. 3 Groups Clash Over South Africa
Africans, British and Dutch
Where is Holland again?

46. 3 Groups Clash Over South Africa
Boers And British Settle in the Cape
Boers: Dutch Settlers (Dutch word for farmer)
1800s- British take over
Clash over policies of land and slaves
1830’s Great Trek: Boers move north, clash with Zulus

48. 3 Groups Clash Over South Africa
The Boer War
What probably happened when gold was discovered in South Africa?
How do you think the Boers felt about that?

49. 3 Groups Clash Over South Africa
The Boer War
1st Boer war
2nd Boer war

50. ██ Afrikaans ██ Northern Sotho ██ Southern Sotho
██ Swati ██ Tsonga
██ Tswana ██ Venda ██ Xhosa ██ Zulu

52. Apartheid: The legal Separation of the races in South Africa from 1948-1994
White
Coloured
Indian
Black