1. Carving Up Africa ―The Great African Cake‖—everyone wants a bite! 2. Ignorance & Interest in Africa  Until the 1800s, little was known about Africa except…

Slide 1Imperialism Africa Slide 2 Without consulting the people of Africa, the nations of Western Europe took control of Africa between 1870 and 1914. I.Why? – Reasons…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Small country located in Western Europe Began imperializing Africa in late 1800’s King Leopold II as leader 6.7 million people (19 th century) Slide 3 Country…

Vocabulary Imperialism The Apartheid Genocide in Rwanda Wildcard 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50 Question 1 - 10 The deliberate…

Carving Up Africa âThe Great African Cakeââeveryone wants a bite! Ignorance & Interest in Africa Until the 1800s, little was known about Africa except its coastal…

Belgian Congo Allie Arnold Belgium Imperialism in the Belgian Congo Imperialist Country: Belgium Small country located in Western Europe Began imperializing Africa in late…

Belgian Congo Allie Arnold Belgium Imperialism in the Belgian Congo Imperialist Country: Belgium Small country located in Western Europe Began imperializing Africa in late…

Indirect control allowed existing political rulers to handle much of the daily work while countries that ruled by direct control viewed locals as unable to control their…