In regards to the European Scramble for Africa‚ there were a variety of actions and reactions from the African people. Some wanted to befriend the Europeans while others wanted nothing to do with them. The Europeans used deceptive and strategic means to try and win the Africans over‚ which the Africans responded to in a multitude of ways. The Africans responded either peacefully‚ out of anger‚ or out of pride for their land and tribes. In Doc. 1‚ The Royal Niger Company has conducted a document
Premium
Industrial Revolution Project The Scramble for Africa In the time between 1886 and 1914‚ there were events called European “scramble for Africa”. They were called “scramble for Africa” because there were a lot of European countries who colonized African countries and tried to seize lands in Africa. Soon‚ the European countries completely established themselves on the land of Africa making it open to Western exploration. As a result European countries colonized all Africa except Ethiopia and Liberia
Premium Africa Colonialism Europe
INTRODUCTION It can be refferd to as a period whereby European powers colonised‚ invaded‚ occupied and annexed African territories in a very rapid and unprecedented manner‚ even though there was little interest in Africa up to the 1870’s. In fact‚ up to 1880 Europeans ruled merely 10% of the African continent. Yet within 30 years‚ by 1914‚ European nations will have claimed all of Africa except Liberia (a small territory of freed slaves from the United States) and Abyssinia (Ethiopia)‚ which had
Premium Africa Colonialism Europe
the wrath of the Europeans. In need of justification for why it was acceptable to imprison West Africans‚ Europeans formulated these pre-conceived stereotypes‚ the first of which was Blackness. Europeans‚ white in color‚ believed themselves to be pure‚ good and god like. Therefore‚ it was only obvious that the Africans‚ black in color‚ were the complete opposite. Africans were seen as the epitome of evil; they were dirty‚ dark and represented the grim reaper and the devil. Europeans had believed that
Premium Black people Africa White people
Alejandra Gutierrez Period:3 The Scramble of Africa forever changed the people of Africa. Many wanted the colonization to end. When the Europeans left‚ the continent was fractured. Many countries struggled to survive. Violent conflict was unavoidable in some instances‚ such as when it came to independence‚ apartheid‚ and ethnocentrism. To begin with‚ almost all of Africa wanted independence. Including the Kikuyu‚ this lead to unavoidable conflict. According to My World Geology Book on page 182
Premium Africa Colonialism Slavery
century‚ almost all of Africa was under European rule. This was in great contrast to 1880‚ when close to none of Africa was under direct rule of the continents. This stark change in power was due to the interest in raw materials‚ new trade opportunities‚ political gain over other countries‚ and Europeans feeling the need to spread Christianity‚ democracy‚ and capitalism. (Spielvogel and McTighe 230-233). Although European imperialism helped to "civilize" the people of Africa and develop the continent
Premium Africa Colonialism Atlantic slave trade
the role geography played in the European colonization of Africa encouraged European efforts to control the massive continent of Arica. This document based question can be split up into three groups of documents: hindered‚ encouraged‚ and ignored efforts. The Europeans came together and created a conference called the Berlin Conference in 1884 in order for them to split Africa and prevent disputes (Document J). This encouraged the European efforts to colonize Africa because of the massive size of the
Premium Africa Colonialism Europe
Dutton: 4th Period DBQ Frame List DBQ SA Frame List Introduction The Scramble of Africa lasted throughout the years of 1876-1914 in Europe. This was a historical event which consisted of a period with rapid colonization by the European powers. It is said that the conquest of Africa had begun with the King Leopold II of Belgium. Within about forty years into the Scramble of Africa‚ Great Britain had dominated majority of the African continent‚ starting from areas of Egypt to South Africa‚ as well as
Premium Atlantic slave trade Sub-Saharan Africa Ethnic groups in Africa
When the Europeans scrambled to colonize Africa‚ the reactions of the natives was progressively more apprehensive. At first the natives found that they could be peaceful with this strange new white man. Soon after‚ though‚ they found that these new men mistreated and cheated them greatly‚ and had superior military technology. Given these new conditions of the relationship the Africans decided it was in their best interest to take up arms against the Europeans and try to rid themselves of the harmful
Premium Nigeria Chinua Achebe Africa
DBDBQ Essay In 1884‚ the European government colonized areas in Africa which was known as the European Scramble for Africa. There are various ways of actions and reactions of the Africans in response to the European Scramble for Africa. Some are Peaceful Cooperation‚ some are violent‚ some are based on increased religion‚ and some are total rejection. These reactions are shown in Documents one‚ two‚ three‚ four‚ five‚ six‚ seven‚ eight‚ and nine. Each document has a person’s point of view and a
Premium Africa Colonialism Europe