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The Berlin Conference Webercise

Instructions: click on the links and answer the following questions

Before The Scramble for Africa
http://webs.bcp.org/sites/vcleary/modernworldhistorytextbook/imperialism/section_6/bef
orescramble.html


1. Who were the first European explorers to land on western Africa? What did they find?

2. What kind of trade did Europeans get involved with that went across the Atlantic to the
Americas for much of the 16th century?

3. King Affonso of the Kongo wrote a letter to the King of Portugal in !526. What was its
purpose?

4. Why didnt Europeans enter the interior of the continent for most of the 19th century?

5. What remedy was discovered to prevent tropical diseases?

6. Describe David Linvingston and Richard Burtons experiences in Africa.

7. How did their experiences inspire travelers to Africa? Was this a good thing?



Map analysis http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/english/AF/AF01-01.html

1. Look at the map and read the bottom portion of the page. Are there any formal
boundaries? Who is in control of the African continent through the mid 1880s?

2. Click on Arab and Ottoman influence on the map below. Why were there Arab and
Ottoman influences in the African continent?

3. Click on European colonies on the map below. Where are most of the European colonies
located during the 19th century? Why?


European Imperialism in Africa video http://ed.ted.com/on/69K23qxP - watch
Watch this short film and answer questions below

1. What is Imperialism?

2. Why was colonization seen as a noble undertaking?

3. How did the transatlantic slave trade affect the African continent?

4. Why were African colonies important for Imperialists?

5. Were indigenous people treated fairly? Explain.

6. Who is Joseph Conrad and what was his view on imperialism?

7. After the scramble for Africa were there any parts of the continent that stayed
independent?

The Berlin conference http://courses.wcupa.edu/jones/his312/lectures/ber-cong.htm

1. What was the main dispute among Europeans?

2. Who was Henry M. Stanley?

3. Describe the reasons why Stanley was upset?

4. Who called for an international conference in Berlin? Why?

5. Write a summary of the results from Berlin Conference.
Click on Complete text of the General Act of the 1885 Congress of Berlin

6. Read the primary source. What topics were addressed in the conference?

Primary source analysis http://www.historywiz.com/rubber.htm

1. click the right arrow to look through the pictures in this link. How would you describe the
treatment of indigenous peoples? Provide examples.

2. How do you think the natives reacted?

Lasting consequences film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw12KGSj53k

1. Write a summary of how the Scramble for Africa negatively impacted modern world
history?