5.4 De wedloop om Afrika

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5.4 The race for Africa

You may skip the part about Africans are introduced to Europeans form 5.4

Africa

* 3 times the size of Europe

* Climates

* Cultures and religions

* Till 1880 almost no Europeans

The scramble for Africa

* Asia already colonized

* Belgium, Germany and Italy emerged -> Wanted empires

* Competition to get the most colonies in Africa

* 1880 till 1914

Take over territory

* Agreements with African rulers

* Unclear borders

* Tension

Berlin Conference

* Germany organized

* European countries

* Divide Africa

* Rule: area could only be claimed -> occupied by an army

1914 Colonisation completed

Consequences dividing Africa

1. 1914 almost all of Africa was ruled by Europeans

Consequences dividing Africa

2. Borders were illogical for Africans

- Europeans did not take into account of the various African people

Consequences dividing Africa

3. The African economy became subordinate to the European economy.

 - Raw materials

- Mrket for European products

Consequences dividing Africa

4. African culture replaced by Western ideas

- European languages

- Christianity

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