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Africa Flashcards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| religious reasons to colonize Africa | -missionaries wanted to spread Christianity to native Africans |
| political reasons to colonize Africa | -nationalism was strong in Europe which resulted in competition with one another. -no country wanted to be without colonies(considered weak) |
| economic reasons to colonize Africa | -Africa offered raw materials for European countries(Age of Industrialization caused a stronger need to get land in Africa) |
| geographic reasons to colonize Africa | -wanted new lands for more raw materials and trade routes |
| ANC meaning | -a democratic political party in South Africa that wanted to increase the rights of native Africans |
| apartheid meaning | -social and political policy of racial segregation and discrimination |
| berlin confrence meaning | -a meeting in 1884 in Berlin, Germany with government leaders from Europe and the U.S. to discuss Africa's land and how it should be divided |