Name; __ Wen WS. Global Studies \o The Scramble for Africa: Maps Competition for African lands among European nations was so fierce that many leaders feared ‘wars might break out. To prevent this, 14 European nations met at the Berlin Conference in 1884-1885 to lay down rules for the division of Africa. They agreed that any European nation could claim African land simply by notifying other nations of its claims and showing it could control the area. The European nations divided Africa with litle thought about how African ethnic groups were distributed. No African ruler was invited to attend the conference, yet the conference sealed Africa's fate. Complete the accompanying map. Be sure to work carefully and neatly, as you will be providing a variety of information in a small space. Then answer the questions that follow. Step 1: Label all of the territories of Africa 1914. http:/exhibitions.nypLorg/africanaage/maps.htm! © Visit © Click: “African Colonization 1914” to view the map and to fill out your own. Algeria Angola Gole-Geact | Bechuanaland. Belgian Congo British East Africa ‘Camercons~ ‘Freneh-Equatadal Africa Cabinda_ Riede_Oro (Westem | German-GastAttica kNyasatand” ‘Sehara) Portuguese Guinea ExenctrSormatiiand- =| Egypt, British Somaliland Etitrea |Ethiopic: Anglo-Egyptian Sudan— | Gemie Northern Rhodesia Spanish Morocco _| Sierrateome Nigeria “Bastotand: Liberia- tibye Madagascar German-Southwest UnionotSouthAhica | Swaziland ‘Morocco. ‘AStiea— | Mozambique. [SeuthersRhodesia | Uganda ttatan-Senratitanc: Togo Erench WestAfrica, | -Furisia_Step 2: Create a color coded key to indicate the colonial possessions of the following European Nations in 1913/1914. Be sure to explain your key in the space provided. Belgium France Germany Great Britain ttaly Portugal Spain Independent African Nations. ‘Step 3: Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1. What can you infer about the European’s attitude toward Africans from the Berlin Conference? aw WMOOSIY POA TO Yao, YouGIds pre ® Ave os WS WON Wu) wovbp x Fav OCW 2. Industrialization in Europe was complete by the mid to late 1800s. Inventions like the steam engine had been perfected and the demand for raw materials was ever increasing. How did industrialization both encourage and make colonial conquests possible in the late 1800s? LA W YEdHND Gag ang FeSUICLS | (ros rere advanced A wa sve wre 3. There are hundreds of different ethnic groups scattered throughout the African continent. Each of these groups has its own languages, traditions, and religious practices. How might this have made colonial conquest easier for European nations? Ae ACICGINS WOOTEN foun otuops Yo FiaMk Odd Wey MON VOi enGuon o LW Gre SINE 4, Many African nations have endured years of civil wars and other conflicts since being granted their independence from European nations. One of the best known examples is. the conflict between the Hutu and Tutsi ethnic groups in Rwanda, which culminated in a genocide of the Tutsi people in 1994. How did European imperialism contribute to some of the modem-day conflicts in African nations? We groups Wor weve (ed YO WE W Aye AV EAS Grmed TNOWMNWS \4 ys Cane WA CONIA WAweeh Qos