Africa
Published on Dec 14, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
BERLIN CONFERENCE
- Lasted from 1884-1885
- To settle land disputes with European nations about Africa
- All European nations,the Ottoman Empire and the US attended
- At the time of the conference, 80% of Africa remained under traditional and local control
Photo by Matt From London
EUROPEAN IMPERALISM
- Before 1880 only 10% was control by European countries
- By 1900 only Ethiopia and Liberia were independent
- It was motivated by 3 main factor economic,political and social
- Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, and Spain were competing for power
Photo by Cea.
IMPERIALISTIC METHODS
- The British ruled indirectly while the French ruled directly
- The French used the assimilation policy
- The colonial Africans had little education to keep them from rebelling
- French industries we dependent on raw material from there colonies
END OF COLONIALISM (HOW)
- Some European nations gave them their independence
- Some got there independence by war
- In the 1940s and 50s mass based political parties helped
- Libya (1951) and Egypt (1952) were the 1st countries to gain there independence
Photo by Bradley Wells
LASTING EFFECTS
- Conflicts and civil wars happened
- Conflicts of ethnic groups happened
- When the Europeans left there was a power vacuum in many areas
- Many countries still have strong ties to there colonial mother countries
