Around the 1870’s Europeans came and started to takeover Africa. Before they even came‚ Africa had a very stable economy. After the settlement of the Europeans‚ they started taking all the wealth for themselves‚ which had demolished the economy of Africa. After the imperialism of Africa was seized‚ Africa became independent. With the Europeans weakening the economy they were already off on the wrong foot. At one point all the world was in poverty‚ but during that time Africa had the worse case
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What was the driving force behind European Imperialism in Africa? Make a claim based on evidence SOURCING : Who‚ What‚ When‚ Where & Why is this from? CONTEXTUALIZING : What are the effects of time/circumstances on author? CLOSE READING : What is the claim/evidence? CORROBORATING : Validity and comparison to other documents? Part I CONTEXTUALIZATION (All Documents) (Using the timeline‚ powerpoint‚ map‚ textbook‚ and introduction to each document answer these questions)
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would organize and use the documents in order to prove your thesis. Finally‚ answer each of the questions related to each document in order by document number. Week Number & Essay Topic: Week 12 African Society before European Arrival Thesis Statement: Before the arrival of Europeans‚ African empires‚ kingdoms‚ and cities were very wealthy‚ well educated‚ and had protection. Key Evidence & Support The gold and salt trade. Kingdom of Ghana gaining power and wealth‚ Mansa musa and his generosity. Benin
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Europe and Africa began as Europe aggressively initiated an era of exploration of Africa south of the great savanna. Europe’s curiosity‚ exploration and greed transformed the history of African people. In the study of the cultural history of Africa‚ much innovation has been attributed to outside origins and influences. Historians and archaeologists have learned a great deal about the developments that emerged from the European influence in Africa. The age of exploration commences as European powers began
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The discovery‚ exploration‚ and colonization of foreign lands by the Europeans were driven by three vague yet consistent points. God‚ gold‚ and glory were the three chief reasons for exploration. The motives for Spanish‚ French and English explorers were all different‚ although in some ways‚ they were the same. They all wanted to find the Northwest Passage‚ which they believed was a direct and efficient route to the Orient (home of spices‚ silks and wealth). They also wanted to lay claim to new land
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weak French Republic‚ he set the stage for his seizure of power a few years later‚ establishing his dominance over the government with military force. Napoleon would ultimately singlehandedly transform the European balance of power and usher in a host of new military tactics. In his conquests‚ he spread the ideals of nationalism and liberalism‚ among others. In doing so‚ Europe would be forever changed as these ideas left their mark on those they touched. Great
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The actions and reactions of most of the indigenous people of Africa to the European Scramble for Africa were to not be colonized and were mainly expressed through conflict‚ religion‚ or social/political behavior. The African people behaved in a way similar to Newton’s first law of motion‚ an object at rest will stay at rest‚ until acted upon. If an African country did agree to the European’s terms‚ it was because they thought they were making the best decision for their country to maintain peace
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Futility of European Presence in Africa Joseph Conrad ’s Heart of Darkness is both a dramatic tale of an arduous trek into the Belgian Congo at the turn of the twentieth century and a symbolic journey into the deepest recesses of human nature. On a literal level‚ through Marlow ’s narration‚ Conrad provides a searing indictment of European colonial exploitation inflicted upon African natives. By employing several allegoric symbols this account depicts the futility of the European presence in Africa. One
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Life in Africa isn’t what it seems‚ they have this driving force behind European imperialism. All in all European nations competed with one another for control within the nations. The driving force behind European imperialism in Africa was imports‚ exports‚ technology‚ and malaria. This document helps you find out the millions of British pounds that have been imported and exported. (document E) Great Britain made 3.5 million and 2.1 million on imports and exports. (doc E) Imports and exports
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behind European imperialism in Africa? Purpose: To analyze documents and collect evidence about the driving forces of European Imperialism in Africa. Directions: Read your documents packet and answer the questions in your packet in the spaces below. SCORING: 2X Homework Grade based upon FULL EFFORT RUBRIC <<(click here). COPYING FROM THE WEB OR FROM ANOTHER STUDENT WILL RESULT IN A ZERO. Background Essay QUESTIONS: Between 1500 and 1800 what was a main reason Europeans did not
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