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Content: Not only is the technology better, but the technology can be quickly and efficiently produced in mass quantities, as the result of industrialization. Key Idea
What was Africa like during imperialism? •Almost the entire continent of Africa was divided by Europeans without any concern for Africans themselves. •The new boundaries ignored African land claims and ethnic groups. •Places were renamed using European names. •Before 1875 –10% of Africa was under European control •1875 –The Scramble for Africa took place •In 1884–85 –Berlin Conferencethe major European powers (France, Germany, the UK, Belgium, and Portugal) No African rulers were invited to attend the conference, as their opinions and rights were regarded as irrelevant to the proceedings. With the expansion of imperial control, European missionaries and explorers were able to move in, closely followed by the traders and government officials sent to exploit and govern the new empires. •Italy controlled Somalia (from 1889) and Libya (conquered 1911), •Portugal held Angola and Mozambique, and •Germany controlled Namibia (from 1884), Cameroon (from 1884), and Tanzania (from 1885). •Belgium held the Belgian Congo, a vast area in Central Africa that became the personal property of King Leopold II in 1885. By 1900 most of Africa was controlled by the empires of Europe;