Students will be able to analyze the people and events that shaped the social, political, and economic era of Imperialism.

Chapter 24 Section 2 Learning Goal: Students will be able

to analyze the people and events that shaped the social, political,

and economic era of Imperialism.

Students will be able to analyze the people and events that shaped the social, political, and economic era of Imperialism.

Africa Nearly 3x the size of Europe, diverse

culture & governments

North Africa Includes the Sahara Desert to the

Mediterranean

West Africa Islamic Revival Usman dan Fodio - revolution based on

Islamic law Rise up against European rule Nigeria – increased stability, literacy, and

trade Inspired other Muslim reform movements

Students will be able to analyze the people and events that shaped the social, political, and economic era of Imperialism.

“What a stockholder might say about why he/she buys stock.”

“What a corporation might say about why they sell stock.”

Students will be able to analyze the people and events that shaped the social, political, and economic era of Imperialism.

East Africa Islam Port cities = profitable trade. Slaves sent to

the Middle East

Southern Africa Boers – descendants of Dutch farmers Resented British laws (abolition of slavery) Great Trek – migration of Boers northward Zulus vs. Boers

Impact of the Slave Trade Early 1800’s European nations began to out

the transatlantic slave trade East Africa trade to Asia continued

Students will be able to analyze the people and events that shaped the social, political, and economic era of Imperialism.

Social DarwinismBelieveBetter

SurvivalFittest

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Think, Pair, ShareDo you support the wars in Iraq & Afghanistan?

Do you believe the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are modern examples of Imperialism?

Students will be able to analyze the people and events that shaped the social, political, and economic era of Imperialism.

Increased contact Medical advances & steamships allow

Europeans to explore the interior of Africa Explorers (Niger, Nile, & Congo rivers) Missionaries, Schools, Medical clinics Paternalistic – seeing adults as children

needing guidance Dr. Livingstone – traveled Africa for 30

years, opposed slavery Henry Stanley – journalist sent to find

Livingstoneo Later hired by King Leopold II of

Belgium to arrange trade treaties Leopold’s action set off a chain reaction

imperialistic chain reaction

Berlin Conference Free trade on the Congo & Niger rivers European power could not claim any part

of Africa unless it set up a govt. office

Students will be able to analyze the people and events that shaped the social, political, and economic era of Imperialism.

CategoriesTaking turns, list LEGITIMATE reasons why Europe colonized Africa.

PaternalismParentsChildren

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Watch

Students will be able to analyze the people and events that shaped the social, political, and economic era of Imperialism.

Congo Copper, rubber, ivory Population declines drastically because of poor

treatment of local population Congo become Belgium Congo, Leopold turn’s

personal colony over to his government Locals given no say in govt., wealth was shipped back

to Europe

France Conquered Algeria & Tunisia (N. Africa) Empire in Africa as large as the continental US

Britain Empire more scattered, but more populated Egypt, Sudan Clashed with the Boers over gold and diamonds

(Boer War), British win S. Africa - Racial segregation until 1993

Students will be able to analyze the people and events that shaped the social, political, and economic era of Imperialism.

Portugal Angola & Mozambique

Italy Libya

Germany Cameroon & Togo

Ethiopia Menelik II

o Hired European experts to modernize Roads, bridges, school system,

weapons, armyo Able to repel Italy in 1896

Ethiopia and Liberia – only African nations to remain independent