African Regional Scenario

1. TIME LINE
African Regional Scenario
The Berlín Scramble for Role of European
Colonial
Conference Africa explorers, Imperialism in
1884 - 1885 traders and Africa. Rule in
1886 christian
missionares 1870 - 1898 Africa

2. The Berlín Conference 1884 - 1885
Mambu Ma Nzambi Kabinda , The Scramble for Africa:
Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 to Divide Africa, recovered in Oct. 11 2010, URL :
http://www.cabinda.net/Berlin_Conference.htm

3. • In November 1884, the imperial
chancellor and architect of the
German Empire, Otto von Bismarck,
convened a conference of 14 states
(including the United States) to settle
the political partitioning of Africa.
• Bismarck wanted not only to expand
German spheres of influence in Africa
but also to play off Germany's colonial
rivals against one another to the
Germans' advantage.
• Of these fourteen nations, France,
Germany, Great Britain, and Portugal
were the major players in the
conference, controlling most of
colonial Africa at the time.

4. Scramble for Africa

5. Alistair, Boddy-Evans. What Caused the Scramble for Africa? Why was Africa so rapidly
colonized?, recovered in Oct. 11 2010, URL :
http://africanhistory.about.com/od/eracolonialism/a/ScrambleWhy.htm

6. ….but why was Europe interested in
Africa?

7. What did the europeans did once they
gained control ?
Khapoya, Vincent. Coloniallism and African experience, in The African Experience book.
1998. Prentice-Hall. Pp. 135 – 137

8. The Role of Explorers, Traders &
Christian Missionaries.

9. Mungo Park was a Scottish explorer who led one of the first expeditions to investigate the course of the Niger river in Western Africa.
Explorers:
• Mungo Park, explored the Niger
river.
• David Livingstone, intrigued by
the mysteries of vast unexplored
areas of South Africa, started as
a missionary and was believed
death for years until Henry
Stanley was sent to look the
whereabouts of Dr. Livingstone,
he was succesful and they both
explored central Africa for a time.
Stanley returned to civilization
and Dr. Livingstone died in Africa
in 1873

10. Traders:
Think Exist. From Africa to Europe, recovered in Oct. 11 2010, URL:
http://library.thinkquest.org/13406/ta/2.htm

11. Christian Missioners:
• The introduction of the church into
Africa by the Portuguese took place
in the late years of the 1400´s The
missionaries facilitated the
establishment of commercial routes
and the unification of the african
kingdoms.
• The Christian missions, promoted
the establishment of schools that
provided literacy and the raise of
“productivity”.

12. European imperialism in Africa
• By the year 1875 European possessions in
Africa consisted of fortifications and trading
posts along the coast. But between 1880 and
1910, Africa was divided up among the
European nations.
• For the next 50 years Africa was almost
totally controlled by the European powers.
Mali and West Africa came under French
rule.
• Britain's colonies were scattered throughout
the continent. Although the French
controlled the most territory, Britain ruled
the greatest number of people.
Jim Lloyd. Colonialism and Imperialism, recovered in Oct. 11 2010, URL :
http://www.fresno.k12.ca.us/divdept/sscience/history/imperialism_colonialism.htm

13. Mc Dougal, Litell, (1999) , TELESCOPING THE TIMES: The Age of Imperialism, 1850-1914
Recovered in October 11, 2010. URL:
http://mclane.fresno.k12.ca.us/wilson98/assigments/impch11.html

14. Colonial Rule in Africa
Khapoya, Vincent. Coloniallism and African experience, in The African Experience book.
1998. Prentice-Hall. Pp. 126

15. There are five benefits of colonial rule,
according to some (western, of
course) scholars.
1-. Introduction of western medicine.
2-. Introduction of formal education.
3-. Establishment of infraestructure,
development of new skills.
4-. Introduction of Islam and
Christianity “simplified” African
spirituality.
Khapoya, Vincent. Coloniallism and African experience, in The African Experience book.
1998. Prentice-Hall. Pp. 126

16. Negative implications of colonial rule in
Africa
1-.The breaking down of the indigenous
culture.
2-. Physical harm of native population.
3-. Major exploitation of local resources
4-. The Europeans introduced their ruling
system and then left this system when they
withdrew, without having empowered the
local population in order to be able to seize
effectively this ruling system.