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CHS9 Vinton
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9th Grade
12/03/2013

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Term
Imperialism
Definition
-The seizure of a country or territory by a stronger country.
-European nations wanted more resources to fuel their industrial production.
Term
How was Africa before the European Domination?
Definition
-Many different ethnic groups and religions, included more than 1,000 different languages.
-They had large empires and independent villages.
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How did Europe have a difficult time gaining control on Africa?
Definition
-Only controlled 10% of the land, mainly on the coast.
-Couldn't travel inland, or navigate rivers.
-Disease also discouraged their exploration.
Term
What Europeans traveled to the interior of Africa? Why?
Definition
-Explorers, missionaries, or humanitarians who opposed European and American slave trade.
Term
Who was David Livingstone?
Definition
-He was a missionary from Scotland, he traveled with a group of Africans into central Africa to promote Christianity.
-Years passed with no word from Livingstone, a reporter, Henry Stanley, was hired to find him.
-Found Livingstone on the shore of Lake Tanganyika.
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Who was Henry Stanley?
Definition
-Stanley was hired by an American newspaper to find David Livingstone.
-Stanley set out to trace the Congo river.
-Helped gain land for King Leopold II of Belgium.
-Signed treaties with Congo chiefs giving Leopold II control of those lands.
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Who was King Leopold II of Belgium?
Definition
-With help from Henry Stanley, he gained land in the Congo River valley.
-Claimed that his primary motives were, to abolish slave trade, and promote Christianity.
-But, forced Africans to pick the sap from rubber plants.
-His rule killed over 10 million Congolese.
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What forces drive to Imperialism?
Definition
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