The Scramble for Africa – Leading Factors 1. The need for raw materials. 2. The need for land and foreign territories. 3. The desire to end the slave trade. 4. The desire for power between European countries. 5. The desire to invest in Africa. 6. Over-population in European countries. 7. The desire for cheaper labor. 8. The desire to spread Christianity. 9. The need to sell their manufactured products. 10. The need to eliminate unemployment. Reasoning for Order 1. The need for raw materials
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The actions and reactions of most of the indigenous people of Africa to the European Scramble for Africa were to not be colonized and were mainly expressed through conflict‚ religion‚ or social/political behavior. The African people behaved in a way similar to Newton’s first law of motion‚ an object at rest will stay at rest‚ until acted upon. If an African country did agree to the European’s terms‚ it was because they thought they were making the best decision for their country to maintain peace
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After the Berlin conference in 1884‚ imperialism was introduced. European countries conquered areas of Africa‚ and then took advantage of its people and land. All but two countries were colonized. The colonized countries of Africa each reacted differently to European actions during the scramble for Africa. African countries began to counter-claim these threats with violent‚ non-violent‚ and diplomatic tactics. African leaders advanced their methods of violence in conjunction with the African people
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DBQ Thorughout history‚ many people respond different ways to different things for different reasons. Often times‚ when change is forced on a group of people they do not look kindly upon it. This would be the case for what the World considers the Scramble for Africa. According to the documents given‚ European powers gave the illusion of choice to the people and then backed that up with bullets when they resisted. In response the the European Colonization
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reasons. Often times‚ when change is forced on a group of people‚ they do not look kindly upon it. This would be the case for what is called “The Scramble for Africa.” According to the documents given‚ European powers gave the illusion of choice to the people and then backed that up with bullets when they resisted. In response the European Colonization of Africa‚ the Native people feared the social problems that would face them along with the fear of foreign rule. This caused them to rely heavily on their
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Francisco Osornio Scramble for Africa During the Berlin Conference from 1884-1885 the European powers divided up the continent of Africa in order to avoid wars amongst the European powers. However‚ not a single African leader was invited to the Berlin Conference. The leaders of the native African kingdoms reacted to European imperialism by clearly expressing their opposition to the European officials‚ highlighting how strange and hypocritical European culture was‚ and implementing any means available
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When the Europeans scrambled to colonize Africa‚ the reactions of the natives was progressively more apprehensive. At first the natives found that they could be peaceful with this strange new white man. Soon after‚ though‚ they found that these new men mistreated and cheated them greatly‚ and had superior military technology. Given these new conditions of the relationship the Africans decided it was in their best interest to take up arms against the Europeans and try to rid themselves of the harmful
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The Scramble For Africa After the Berlin conference‚ European powers occupied and colonized areas in Africa‚ in order to gain resources. But many Africans weren’t too happy with the idea of the Europeans coming in and controlling them. During the scramble of Africa‚ the actions and reactions of Africans was that some surrendered their territory and control over to the Europeans‚ while others rebelled against them. Others tried to appeal through religion and believed culture would give them
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Africa has always been known for their valuable resources‚ and empires have always wanted to either trade with Africa or take over Africa. During the New Imperialism Era (1881-1914)‚ many of the European powers went after Africa and invaded many of the countries. During the European Scramble for Africa‚ there were different actions and reactions from different countries. Some of the African countries just let the European countries take control and chose not to fight‚ due to lack of technology and
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Wilton Hayward Professor Brian Parlopiano History 101 April 29‚ 2014 The Scramble for Africa During the 1800s colonization reached one of its peaks‚ almost every European country was scrambling for any un-colonized lands. The one continent that none of them had really made their mark on was the African continent. Africa was very abundant in natural resources‚ which made the European countries more eager to be the ones to colonize it first. Whether it be gold‚ iron‚ cotton or ivory all of the countries
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