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imperialism - africa
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Annex | to incorporate into an existing political unit, such as a city or country |
| Indigenous | native to a region |
| Muhammad Ali | officer of the ottoman army that seized power and established a separate egyptian state, with a modernized army, a public school system, small industries, and a navy |
| Ferdinand de Lesseps | a french entrepreneur, who began building the suez canal in 1854 and it was completed in 1869 |
| General Charles Gordon | british general who tried to seize control of sudan |
| Muhammad Ahmad | a sudanese nationalists, his troops wiped out the Gordon army and even killed Gordon. Britain was unable to seize control of Sudan because of his efforts. |
| Dr. David Livingstone | British explorer in Africa in 1841 as an old medical missionary. He spent 30 years in central africa trekking through uncharted regions of the dense jungles. Made detailed notes about his discoveries and sent the info back to London whenever he could. |
| Henry Stanley | after dr. After Livingstone's death in 1873, he would continue his work in central africa. Explored in central africa. |
| King Leopold II | Belgium king. ordered all indigenous people surrender to colonial rule or be killed. |
| Boers | afrikaners, descendants of the original Dutch settlers - occupied cape town and surrounding areas since the 17th century. Formed two independent republics. |
| Cecil Rhodes | mined for gold and diamonds in south africa, and his goal was to paint as much of africa with british red as possible. He also wanted to create a series of British colonies linked by railroads. Supported raids meant to spark uprisings against Boers. |
| Why did European countries control governments in Southeast Asia and Africa throughout the 1800s? | the wanted the natural resources that the africans and asians could give them |
| What major event caused European imperialism? | the end of slave trade led to an increase in europeans coming to africa in search of resources |
| What territories were under British control in West Africa? | the west coastal states, the gold coast, and a protectorate in nigeria |
| What territories were under French control in West Africa? | the west africas, known as the french west africas |
| What territories were under German control in West Africa? | togo, cameroon, southwest africa and east africa |
| What advancements did Muhammad Ali make to Egypt after he established it as a separate, independent state from the Ottoman Empire? | modernized army, public school system, small industries, and a navy |
| What was built that allowed fast transport between Europe and Asia? | The Suez Canal |
| How did the British take an active interest in Egypt after the completion of the Suez Canal? | They took an interest in it because it was the lifeline in india and would make them lots of money |
| What 2 armies fought at the Battle of Khartoum in 1885? What country/territory was the battle fought over? Who won? | britain and sudanese nationalists fought over the sudan terriotyr and the sudanese nationalists won, but eventually the british came back and seized control of sudan in 1898 |
| What French colonies were there in North Africa? | algeria, tunisia, and morocco |
| What country did Italy try to invade but was defeated? | they tried to invade ethiopia but they were defeated |
| What present day country did Italy finally take control of in 1911? | they over libya, which was known as turkish tripoli |
| What was the geography like of Central Africa? | it was a dense tropical jungle that were hard to navigate |
| Which country resisted Belgium’s claim in Central Africa? | the french |
| What was decided at the Berlin Conference regarding East Africa from 1884-1885? | the british and german claims for territory in east africa were officially recognized |
| What was the Great Trek? | the boers moving for the coastal lands northward during the 1830s |
| How did the Boers treat indigenous people? Why? | they denied indigenous people a place in society and treated them as nothing more than laborers, because they believed that they had white superiority |
| Where did Cecil Rhodes want his dream of a railroad to extend to | from cape to cairo |
| What strategies did the Boers use against the British? | guerilla warfare |
| What strategies did the British use against the Boers? | total war (scorched earth) |
| Who won the Boer Wars and created an independent Union of South Africa? | the british emerged victorious and created an independent union of the south Africa's combined with the old cape colony and the boers republics |
| How did the British appease the Boers after the Boer Wars? | they said that only white people could vote in elections |
| What were the only 2 free states in Africa by 1914? | liberia and ethiopia |
| What were some problems with indirect rule by European countries? | they kept the old african elitism power which established class and ethnic tensions |
| Are there any similarities between the rise of nationalism in Africa and the rise of nationalism in Southeast Asia? | they both educated their next generations in western schools, and when these people became leaders they realised that the western rules that were put into place were unfair and they wanted equality and political freedom for their people |
| What “gap” was present between theory and practice in colonial policy? | the people realised that the european countries did not apply democratic values throughout africa, such as indigenous people could only have low-paying jobs, they had their farms taken over, and some of them lost their right to mine their own resources |
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paige harper
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