AFRICAN COLONIALISM

BERLIN CONFERENCE

• It was to prevent war over Africa
• They laid down rules for dividing Africa
• European nations divided it without regard to where African ethnic groups lived
• In 1914, only Liberia and Ethiopia remained free of European control

EUROPEAN IMPERIALISM

• Was a period of colonial expansion
• During the late 19th and early 20th centuries
• Distinguished by a pursuit of overseas territorial acquisitions
• Between 1885 and 1914, Britain brought nearly 30% of Africa's population under its control

IMPERIALISTIC METHODS

• They saw them as possible sources of necessary and cheap raw materials
• Could be used to maximize popular support at home
• They used 3 methods of control: Direct colonialism, protectorate arrangement, and spheres of influence
• Maintained power by providing a Western-style education for colonial leaders

END OF COLONIALISM

• World war 2 made European countries leave
• Cold War enemies erupted
• Gandhi had influence on Africans to not use violence when rebelling
• African nations made by the Europeans had rivalry tribes who fought

LASTING EFFECTS

• Economies were torn apart
• Africa is trying to rebuild its education from hardly anything
• Political systems were disrupted
• Change of culture, such as art