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Chapter 18 Lesson 2
Age of Imperialism
The Scramble for Africa
* Europeans had been increasing their contact with the Africans since the 1400's
* Contact had been on the coast and Europeans knew nothing about Africa's interior
David Livingstone
* famous explorer,Scottish doctor and missionary
* arrived in Africa in 1841
* spent more than 30 years exploring the African interior
* kept a journal of in which he described the land and people he met
Traders wanted timber, rubber, and other raw materials from Africa.
They also wanted Africans to buy their goods
During the 1870's many European governments conquered the lands where they did business and set up colonies to protect their trade
Imperialism- European countries began to compete with one another to add more lands to their colonial empires.
Africa was divided up between 14 European nations. Africa did not have any representation when the land was divided.
British colonies in Africa
* ruled by indirect rule
* African officials were allowed to run their own communities
* British officials handled important matter that affected the whole colony as a whole
French and German colonies
* governed by direct rule
* European officials handled all colonial affairs
European officials ran the economy of each colony
The Europeans built mines, factories, and plantations
Workers were treated like slaves
Cash crops- crops raised to sell rather than to use at home
Crops were exported to markets in Europe
Why did the European countries build colonial empires in Africa?
For raw materials to fuel the Industrial Revolution and for a new market for their goods
Why might Africans not have liked the direct rule system set up by the French and Germans?
Because it did not give them any say in government; because they could not participate in their own government
Why might Africans have been unhappy with the indirect rule system of the British?
Because British officials who handled matters affecting the colony as a whole had the power to overturn decisions made by African officials for their communities
How did the African leaders respond when European countries came to take control?
Some gave into the charges, but others fought to keep their lands and their ways of life
Why do you think European countries wanted colonies in different parts of Africa?
To get a variety of raw materials, to spread their power over a large area, to have markets and ports in different locations
Why do you think Muslims so fiercely opposed the European powers?
Because most Europeans were Christians, and Muslims in Africa feared that the Europeans would want to convert Africans to Christianity or might not allow them to practice the Islamic faith freely
What does the East African leader say that makes it clear that the East Africans are serious about keeping their lands?
They are ready for war, if necessary; they would rather die in a fight than become German subjects
Egypt and the Suez Canal
By 1900 Britain controlled African lands from the Mediterranean coast to the southern tip of the continent
One of the most important was Egypt
Suez Canal
* Dug by the French engineers
* Dug through the Isthmus of Suez
* Connects northeastern Africa to western Asia
* Allows direct travel between the Mediterranean and Red Seas
* Shortens the sea route from Europe to Asia by several months
* Britain bought up all the shares of the canal and took control in 1857
Why did European nations show interest in Egypt after the building of the Suez Canal?
The canal in Egypt shortened the sea route from Europe to Asia, saving months of travel
Sepoys- Indian soldiers led by British officers
East India Company
* Brought British government and British ways to the lands it controlled
* Made agreements with the Indian princes to protect their business
* Took India's raw materials for British industry
* Sell British industrial goods in India
Great Mutiny
* Many Indians became angry about the East India Company's rule
* 1857 anger flared into rebellion
* sepoys and Indian people mutinied against the company
* British soldiers were sent to India and the Great Mutiny ended
How did the East India Company gain authority in India? Queen Elizabeth I gave the company the authority to control trade, which it protected through treaties and war
How did it lose that authority? The Great Mutiny ended that control
China
* Trade brought the western countries to China
* Trade came the port city of Guangzhou
* Did not want to learn western ways
* East India company wanted to open up all ports, so they had to offer China, they offered opium
* Opium is a dangerous habit forming drug made from the poppy plant
Opium War
* Between Britain and China
* 1839 the Chinese tried to stop the drug trade
* destroyed the British supplies of opium stored at Guangzhou
* used the gunboats to defeat the Chinese
* signed a treaty in 1842 giving the British trading rights
How did foreign powers come to control much of China?
* Taking advantage of the Chinese desire for opium gave Britain a foothold in China and special trading rights
* Soon other nations wanted the same trading rights
* The open door policy allowed Westerners to keep control
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