european colonisation of africa overall

everything from european colonisation of africa

colonisation

to invade, control and profit from another country

imperialism

a system in which one country rules over others for its own benefit

Africa in the late 1800s

• had lots of power: economically and politically

• had palm oil and added taxation onto the British

• were strategic

• they had Kingdoms and tribes: great leaders and good trade networks

source 1: scramble of africa 1870

• Britain is controlling most of the continent

• there are other countries such as France, Spain and Portugal

• the territories are mostly on the coast, easy transportation and good resources

• no territories further in Africa

source 2: scramble of africa 1914

• there are more european countries

• the only country that isnt colonised is Ethiopia

• British and France hold a majority of the territories

• newer countries have territories such as Germany, Belgium and Italy

• The whole continent are in territories

• French hold the most

source 3: french cartoon 1800s

• germany won the war against France prior to the cartoon

• in the middle is the German Chancellor, Bismark

• trying to split Africa equally

• dont care about Africa, there are no African leaders

• a French perspective

• try to portray Germany as greedy

source 4: berlin conference 1884

• there are lots of European leaders

• an image of Africa in the background

• no African leaders

• a European perspective

source 5: ethiopian painting, battle of Adowa 1896

• the war against Italy and Ethiopia

• there are religious icons and religious figures

• Abyssinians’ were overpowering the Italians

• the European country was inferior

• a deadly war

• perspective of the Ethiopians, the people who lived there

source 6: lord cromer, modern egypt 1908

• believes Egypt was miserable before the colonisation

• changed a lot about the country

• everyone was benefitting from it

• Ismal Pasha, was weak and old schooled

• great that Britain invaded Egypt

• people are no longer being punished physically, the law reigns supreme, no one can buy their way to justice

• people who are sick can get treated at a well trained hospital, mentally needed people were no longer treated as animals

• taking advantage of the country, example: making trains

• a European perspective

• not just necessary but fundamental changes

source 7: professor antionette burton, the trouble with europe 2015

• believes the uprisings against colonisation were because of insecurity of the leaders

• the leaders been harsher to their people, making sure they dont look weak

• leaders were paranoid

• destabilising the control of the country they are colonising

• British empire being weak and unstable, they wouldnt stabilise