Imperialism in Africa

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Imperialism in Africa
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COLONIALISM AND THE AFRICAN EXPERIENCE

• Why ?
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• Social Darwinism

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WHY COLONIALISM?

• Information Gathering
• European Ethnocentrism/Religion
• Imperialism

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IMPERIALISM THE RATIONALE

• Political
• Cultural
• Economic

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RACE AND THE EUROPEAN COLONIZERS

• The British Mission
• Practiced segregation
• Hospitals, schools, transportation
• Would allow African to have power, but only over
  other Africans

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RACE AND THE EUROPEAN COLONIZERS

• The French Mission
• Could attain French citizenship if educated
  enough
• Did not experience racial segregation as British
  colonies did

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RACE AND THE EUROPEAN COLONIZERS

• The Portuguese Mission
• Combined concepts of French and British rule
• African could only be considered civilized if
  they could speak Portuguese and divested
  themselves of their native customs

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COLONIAL ADMINISTRATIVE STYLES

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• British style of colonial rule
• Governed by a governor appointed by the British
  government
• Supposed to protect and preserve the African
  political system

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COLONIAL ADMINISTRATIVE STYLES

• - Rule
• French, German and Portuguese style of colonial
  rule
• Highly centralized
• European rule was imposed
• Did not attempt to preserve African political
  institutions

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COLONIAL ADMINISTRATIVE STYLES

• Rule
• Belgian style of colonial rule
• Great amount of exploitation
• Virtual slavery existed
• Commission appointed to investigate Belgian
  cruelty

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COLONIAL ADMINISTRATIVE STYLES

• - Company Rule
• Established by Rhodes in late 1800s
• Rhodesia named after him
• Modern day Zimbabwe and Zambia
• Set up the British South Africa Company

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• ___________________ - A country had exclusive
  trading rights in that area.

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WHO BENEFITED?

• African and European have strong feeling about
  colonization
• Five Benefits to Africa

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