whtwo: 27.1 imperialism. case study: nigeria
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27.2 IMPERIALISM CASE STUDY: NIGERIA
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WORLD HISTORY IIMR. HOOD12 NOVEMBER 2013
27.2 IMPERIALISMCASE STUDY: NIGERIA
WORLD HISTORY IIMR. HOOD`S NOTES11 NOVEMBER 2013
MAIN IDEA
POWER AND AUTHORITY.
EUROPEANS EMBARKED ON A NEW PHASE OF EMPIRE BUILDING THAT AFFECTED BOTH AFRICA AND THE REST OF THE WORLD.
WHY IT MATTERS NOW
MANY FORMER COLONIES HAVE POLITICAL PROBLEMS THAT ARE THE RESULT OF COLONIAL RULE.
INTRODUCTION
BERLIN CONFERENCE WAS A EUROPEAN CONFERENCE
BOER WAR WAS A EUROPEAN
WAR
BOTH CONCERNED AFRICA
AND THE CARVING UP OF A CONTINENT
EUROPEANS DIDN`T CARE ABOUT THE AFRICAN
PEOPLE
EUROPEANS CARED ONLY ABOUT CONTROLLING
AFRICA
OBJECTIVE 1EXPLAIN THE
DIFFERENT FORMS OF COLONIAL
CONTROL.
IMPERIALISM FIRST OCCURED DURING 16TH +
17TH CENTURIES
18TH + 19TH CENTURY IMPERIALISM
WAS DIFFERENT
EUROPEANS NOW
DEMANDED MORE CONTROL
ECONOMICALLY, POLITICALLY
AND SOCIALLY
EACH EUROPEAN NATION HAD DIFFERENT POLICIES +
GOALS
(1) INDIRECT CONTROL:
FAVORED BY GREAT BRITAIN
BRITAIN RELIED ON EXISTING POLITICAL LEADERS +
TRAINED THEM
(2) DIRECT CONTROL:
FAVORED BY FRANCE
BECAUSE MANY THOUGHT AFRICANS UNABLE TO GOVERN
THEMSELVES
DEVELOPED A POLICY CALLED PATERNALISM
PATERNALISM: GOVERNED PEOPLE IN A
PARENTAL WAY
ALSO ADOPTED A POLICY CALLED
ASSIMILATION
ASSIMILATION: LOCAL
POPULATIONS ADOPT RULING CULTURE
OBJECTIVE 2TRACE BRITISH RULE
IN NIGERIA.
BERLIN CONFERENCE GAVE BRITAIN THE NIGER
RIVER
LATER, BRITAIN CLAIMED ENTIRE AREA OF NIGERIA AS A
COLONY
BRITAIN GAINED POWER THROUGH DIPLOMATIC +
MILITARY MEANS
SOME NIGERIANS ACCEPTED CONTROL
OTHERS REFUSED AND
REBELLED, DEFEATED BY BRITISH
BUT NIGERIA CULTURALLY DIVERSE
+ DIFFICULT TO CONTROL
SO BRITAIN USED INDIRECT
CONTROL
THIS METHOD WORKED WELL
WITH SOME
OTHERS RESENTED HAVING POWER LIMITED
BY BRITISH
OBJECTIVE 3SUMMARIZE AFRICAN
RESISTANCE MOVEMENTS.
LIKE NIGERIA, MANY
OTHER AFRICANS RESISTED
BUT EUROPEANS ALWAYS HAD SUPERIOR
WEAPONS
ALL BUT 1 RESISTANCE EFFORT
FAILED
ALGERIA: RESISTED FOR 50 YEARS
WEST AFRICA: RESISTED FOR 15 YEARS
EAST AFRICA TRIED TO RESIST
ETHIOPIA DID RESIST
ETHIOPIAN LEADER PLAYED EUROPEANS AGAINST
ONE ANOTHER
MENELIK II OUTSMARTED THE
EUROPEANS
ETHIOPIA REMAINED I N D E
P E N D E N T
OBJECTIVE 4ANALYZE THE IMPACT
OF COLONIA RULEIN AFRICA.
EUROPEANS CHANGEDAFRICAN
LIVES
THESE CHANGES BROUGHT SOME
BENEFITS
BUT CHANGES MOSTLY NEGATIVE FOR
AFRICANS
THE NEGATIVE
AFRICANS LOST CONTROL OF THEIR LANDS, INDEPENDENCE
AFRICANS DIED OF EUROPEAN
DISEASES
AFRICANS DIED FIGHTING
EUROPEANS
AFRICANS DIED
OF FAMINE
AFRICANS SUFFERED BREAKDOWN
OF THEIR CULTURE
THE POSITIVE:
REDUCED LOCAL WARFARE
IMPROVED SANITATION
PROVIDED HOSPITALS + SCHOOLS
LIFESPAN + LITERACY INCREASED
ECONOMIC GROWTH
RAILROADS, DAMS, AND TELEPHONES
POSITIVES DIDN´T
HELP AFRICANS
ONLY SERVED
EUROPEAN BUSINESS
CONCLUSION
PATTERNS OF IMPERIALISM
SIMILAR
EUROPEANS HAD TROUBLES DEALING WITH LOCAL
TRADITIONS
AFRICAN RESISTANCE CONTINUED…