11.3 Scramble for Africa

Imperialism

A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically.

Colony

a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.

During imperialism Colonies supplied...

Raw Materials, a market for goods, cheap labor

Assimilation

Adopting the traits of another culture or country.

Boer War (1899-1902)

War between the British and the Dutch over Dutch independence in South Africa; resulted in British victory

Nationalism

Thinking that own nation is superior to another and intense pride of one's own country.

Scramble for Africa

Sudden wave of conquests in Africa by European powers in the 1880s and 1890s.

The Berlin Conference

European powers met at international conference 1884 held in Berlin,Germany; no Africans invited. Africa was divided among the European Nations.

European Imperialism in Africa

- Africans lose land and independence

- Traditional cultures break down

- Division of Africa creates problems that continue today

Cultural imperialism

Domination of one culture over another by a deliberate policy that encourages cultural assimilation of neighboring foreign peoples or by economic or technological superiority.

Political imperialism

Imperialism carried on to improve a nation's power and status

Economic Imperialism

Control of a country's economy and resources by another nation.

Social Darwinism

The application of ideas about evolution and "survival of the fittest" to human societies - particularly as a justification for their imperialist expansion.