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Content: Generally, what area of Africa did the French control? North West Africa
What area of Africa did Belgium control? Central Africa
What countries remained independent? Egypt and Liberia
Cecil Rhodes
Had a dream to create a continuous line of British territories from Cape Town, Africa to Cairo, Egypt. He had a plan to build the Cape to Cairo Railway which would become an uncompleted project. He came really close, the only thing that prevented him from building the rest of it was the Congo. What was the "White Man's Burden?" It was believed to be a burden put on the British to essentially "carry" African's step by step in order to become civilized because they felt the Africans needed to be saved and it was their duty to do so. Indirect Rule
- Local leaders were used
- Allowed limited self-rule
- Goal was to extract wealth w/o trying to "civilize" Africans
- Governments allowed for local customs/laws
- It was the cheapest rule, therefore many Europeans used it
Direct Rule
- Europeans brought in to rule
- No self rule
- Goal was assimilation (make people more like Europeans)
- Governments only used European laws
- Most expensive and expansive
- Changed culture
"Divide and Rule"
- Borders drawn by Europeans didn't take into account traditional borders
- Many times, hostile groups were put together in the same territory
- The Europeans often played these groups against each other by favoring one group over the other
Imperialism Motives: Economic
To make profit, to trade, and obtain raw materials.