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European imperialism over
Africa
Dee Dee Paik, Jake Lee, Sarah Cho
World History Class 9E
Background
 During Industrial Revolution, Europe needed
more land to find raw materials and resources.
 When the Europeans were trading with Middle
East, they had to go around Africa. Because it
was such a long route, they wanted a shorter
route to get there and found the way through
the Red Sea. This led them to explore the
resources of Africa.
 Europeans each wanted to take over Africa;
however, they had no major wars.
Background
 Since they didn’t want wars, the Conference
where representatives got together and divided
Africa into different parts.
 Berlin Conference
 David Livingstone
 - He was minister from Scotland who traveled to
Africa in search of resources. However, he didn’t
come back for a long time therefore, people
thought he might be dead.
Berlin Conference
 From November 15, 1884 ~ January 20,
1885
 Though it was to divide Africa, there
were no Africans in attendance.
 From there, the Congo Free State was
formed by Leopold II as a private state
Forms of Colonial Control
 European’s used different techniques to establish.
 First, was the Colony, a country or region governed
by foreign powers.
 Second, the Protectorate , a country or territory
taken over by foreign but uses its own government
 Third, the Sphere of Influence, area where trade and
investments are made by foreign countries
 Fourth, the Economic Imperialism, less developed
nations being controlled by private business interests
Day-to-Day Management
 Indirect Control was using a governor or the leader of
the tribe to govern in an European way and report
this to the European powers.
 This was a more successful way of managing.
 Direct Control was to use the paternalism which is
treating the Africans as children and giving them no
free rights. Assimilation, which is using foreign
cultures in daily life; schools, courts, and businesses.
Consequences- Pros
 The Impact after the Imperialism was the
overall life style increased; economy of
Africa developed immensely.
 There were railroads, telephones, dams,
hospitals and schools.
 Exporting goods were valuable in
international markets.
Consequences- Cons
 Africans had no free rights and no land of
their own.
 Many people suffered from new diseases
that the Europeans brought.
 Due to rebelling against the Europeans,
many Africans lost their lives.
 Famines were caused by the changes in
the agriculture, from owning a farm to
spending money to feed themselves.
European’s Point of View
 They treated the Africans like children; the
Europeans thought they were superior than
the Africans.
 They thought the darker the skin color was,
the less developed and less smart they were.
 They pretended to have their main goal as
helping the Africans lives, but in some ways,
were trying to benefit themselves by getting
raw materials.
 They thought they responsible for teaching
“the superior style” ( western style) to the
inferior people such as Africans.
African’s Point of View
 European style was very new to them;
they had a hard time getting used to it.
 They felt somehow insecure and
frightened with the religion, Christianity;
some reacted against them.
 They were shocked and surprised of how
the Europeans used weapons to innocent
people.