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Imperialism
A policy in which a strong nation
seeks to dominate other countries
politically, economically, and/or
socially
Africa
Divided into hundreds
of ethnic and linguistic
groups
 Rivers were hard to
navigate by Europeans
 Many different religions
and governments kept
Africa from uniting

Motives for Imperialism
 Industrialization-
needed new
markets and raw materials
 Nationalism- each country wanted to
plant their flag
 Economic competition
 Social Darwinism- Europeans
believed their race was superior
 Missionaries- to spread Christianity
Forces Enabling Imperialism
 Maxim
gun- first
automatic
machine gun
 Steam engine
and railroadallowed easy
travel
 Cure for malaria
David Livingstone
Scottish minister
 Traveled deep into
Africa searching for the
source of the Nile
 Set up a colony on the
Congo that was taken
over by Belgium
 Europe also wanted to
claim lands

Berlin Conference 1884-1885
14 European nations met
to divide Africa so they
would not go to war with
each other
 Stated that any European
country could claim land
in Africa without regard to
the people there
 No African leaders were
present

Africa during Imperialism, 1914