The Scramble For Africa
Ch. 27 Sect. 1
1. Note 3 motives behind
the European race for
colonies.
2. Note two technological
advantages Europeans had
over the Africans.
3. Note two factors within
Africa that made it
vulnerable to European
conquest.
4. Note 2 outcomes of the
Berlin Conference in 1884
and 1885.
5. Note 3 groups that
clashed over territory and
resources in South Africa.
6. Note one outcome of
the Boer War.
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The Forces of Imperialism
Economic competition for markets and raw materials
National pride
Racism
Missionaries’ desire to Christianize and “civilize” non-European people
Superior weapons
Railroads
Steamships
Steam engine
Quinine to protect from malaria
Africans’ great diversity of languages and cultures
Ethnic rivalries
Lower level of technology
o Including weapons
The Division of Africa
Agreement among 14 European nations about how to divide Africa among Euro countries
Arbitrary distribution of African ethnic and linguistic groups among Euro nations
Transformation of the way of life of Africans
Zulus
Boers (Dutch)
British
Creation of self-governing Union of South Africa controlled by British
At the bottom of this paper, in one complete paragraph, explain the concepts of racism and Social Darwinism and how they relate to the policy
of imperialism.