Bell Ringer #9Monday, December 3rd

Map Study from page #99 in textbook –

answer all 3 questions!

Homework #3Chapter #4 Review from page #105Reviewing the Main Idea – questions 6,7,8.Thinking Critically – question #1 – must be 1 full paragraphLoose Leaf paper / neatly done / name on topDue Wednesday, December 5th

After today…Students will be able to find out why Europeans carved up Africa into colonies.Students will be able to determine the advantages that the Europeans possessed.Students will see how the Africans resisted European occupation.

What is Imperialism?

The process of building an empire

or

When one country takes over another for economic profit

What caused European imperialism?

1. Gold = Industrial Revolution Allows for the quick consumption

& production of goods.Desire for Raw MaterialsDesire to sell goods to new people

What caused European imperialism?

2. God = Desire to spread Christianity & European culture

• Shows belief in racial superiority

What caused European imperialism?

3. Glory = Nationalism among European countries fuels competition

• Superior weapons of Europeans• Internal rivalries & weakness of

African governments (result of slave trade)

King Leopold II

King Leopold’s Ghost

Berlin Conference13 Countries meet in Berlin (1884) to divide up the continent of Africa.No Africans were invited to this meeting.Result = various African ethnic groups have been placed into one “nation”.Source of many problems that still impact modern Africa.

ExamplesDemocratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – called the rape capital of the world.Rwanda – site of a horrofic genocide between the Hutus and the Tutsis.

Your turn…To “fix” the scramble for Africa – you must complete the crossword puzzle.Use pages #97 – 101 in your textbook.

Did you know?In 1902, Joseph Conrad published a book on European Imperialism of Africa called the “Heart of Darkness.”This book was the basis for the 1979 movie Apocalypse Now.

The Gambia

Cecil Rhodes

Cape to CairoCecil Rhodes was a British Imperialist and business tycoon.DeBeers DiamondsRhodes ScholarshipCountry of Rhodesia now called ZimbabweRhodesian Ridgeback

I was thinking…

If a child grows up in a dysfunctional or abusive family what type of adult will that child most likely become?

ResistanceThe Zulu Nation fought several wars against the growing European presence in the Southern part of Africa.Eventually the Europeans were able to defeat the Zulus.

Homework #3Chapter #4 Review from page #105Reviewing the Main Idea – questions 6,7,8.Thinking Critically – question #1 – must be 1 full paragraphLoose Leaf paper / neatly done / name on topDue Wednesday, December 5th