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15 Cards in this Set
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Scramble For Africa
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The colonial onslaught of Europeans into Africa in the 1870s as they scrambled for territories and colonies. The British believed that there were vast areas in the African interior that contained tons of wealth and raw materials that had yet to be discovered. anticipation of quick profits
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Maxim Gun
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The world's first highly mobile modern machine gun
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The Berlin West Africa Conference
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1) Partition of Africa
2)Spheres of Interests-carved up by Europeans 3) Creation of artificial boundaries 4) Effective occupation-must have troops in the country in order to consider it yours |
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1945 Manchester, England Conference
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Was a catalyst for Africans returning home
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Ahmadu Seku
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Ruler of the Tukolor Empire, formed an alliance with France, however the French defied the treaty.
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Samori
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France's most formidable military opponent in western Africa
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Rabih ibn Fadl Allah
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led the main resistance to the French conquest in Sudan. He set up his own military state. The basis of his power was the army, specifically his cavalry armed with imported rifles.
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George Goldie
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United british trading companies into the National African Company. He was able to keep prices down and secure large profits.
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Leopold II
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King of Belgium,. his employees brutally exploited the people and resources of the Congo basin and ruled the territory. Since he was so forceful and mean, even by the standards of the time, he was forced to hand over the control of the country to his government.
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Force Publique
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the Free State's moteley mercenary army. It was officered by Europeans of various nationalities and they recruited local African populations who wanted to avenge the oppression of the Swahili and Arab raiders.
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rinderpest
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deadly cattle disease in the Tanganyikan interior during 1896 and 1897
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The Imperial Britisth East Africa Company (IBEA)
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The british began granting the administration of their sphere to this private merchant company
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maji-maji
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magic water that the people of southern Tanzania sprinkled themselves with because they believed it would turn the bullets of their enemies into water.
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John Chilembwe
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From Nysaland. Founded his own mission station in the Shire Highlands, an area of white plantation settlement. He led his followers in a rebellion against injustices of the colonial regime.
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Askaris
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Swahili word for soldiers that the Germans recruited for their use in world war I
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