1. Good Afternoon!!! NVC Motives for Imperialism Gallery Walk
The Scramble for Africa
Congo Free State
Essential Question: What factors drove Imperialism?

2. WHAT FACTORS DROVE IMPERIALISM?
Our Question…
WHY did European countries (Britain, U.S., FRANCE, GERMANY, etc.) decide to start taking over countries (China, Africa, etc.)?
WHAT FACTORS DROVE IMPERIALISM?

3. Motives Spectrum
Which factors/motives were most justified? Which were least justified?.
Factors: Economic, Religious, Political, Exploratory, Military, Ideological
Most Justified ________________________________________ Least Justified

4. Scramble for Africa Africa rich in natural resources
First place targeted by Europeans
Berlin Conference (1884)
European countries set rules for the division of Africa
Set up the Congo Free State: first private colony in Africa

5. The Congo Free State Motto: “Work and Progress”
30 million people
80x the size of Belgium itself
Rich in rubber and ivory
Personal property of King Leopold II of Belgium

6. King Leopold’s Rule
Essential Question: How did the Belgians treat the native Congolese in the Congo Free State?