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Changes in Exchanges in Africa

Lets start Chapter 25! Slide2

Changes and Exchanges in Africa:

Southern Africa

Zulu kingdom forms and most powerful and feared fighters

Europeans move into the area called Cape Town, because it is a valuable port Refer to themselves as AfrikanersBritish force Afrikaners out, with rules, and they establish two new colonies Diamonds discovered in Kimberley leads to Great Britain annexing and going to war with Zulu Slide3

Changes and Exchanges in Africa:

Southern Africa

Great Britain wins and Great Britain takes the Afrikaners over when gold discovered in their location in the Boer War

Cecil RhodesBritish entrepreneur that takes over gold and diamond industry and helps English colonization British thought South Africa would rule itself like the Americas Afrikaners make up majority and create a segregated and racist society Slide4

Changes and Exchanges in Africa:

West and Equatorial Africa

King Leopold II of Belgium opens up the interior of Africa in the Congo

The Berlin ConferenceBismarck calls to set up the rules for the partition of Africa Africans made to be workers Rather than rule these colonies directly, let private companies control them with a monopoly Leads to abuse, such as the Congo Slide5

What did Britain hope would happen in South Africa?Slide6

It would rule itself like the Americas Slide7

Changes and Exchanges in Africa:

Modernization in Egypt and Ethiopia

Egypt and Ethiopia remain free of European control and try modernize

Want to be more European, especially, Egypt Building project launched, culminating in the Suez Canal in 1969 Egyptian cotton collapses it falls into massive debt opening it up for foreign control Sell Suez Canal to Britain and Britain eventually sends military in to protect investment

Indirectly rule Egypt Slide8

Changes and Exchanges in Africa:

Modernization in Egypt and Ethiopia

Menelik

II keeps Ethiopia free from Italian invasion Had weapons from Europe and U.S. Transition from the Slave Trade Great Britain and U.S. abolish slave trade in 1807 Great Britain most aggressive with navy Africans have to engage in legitimate trade to replace slavery Slide9

Changes and Exchanges in Africa:

Transition from the Slave Trade

Slaves used in Africa to help legitimate exports and it was very similar to American slavery, even jobs

Sierra Leone used by British for freed slaves Spread of western ideas Liberia created by free black Americans for the same reasonsSecondary Empire in Eastern Africa Slave trade moves to Eastern Africa and still used by Muslims Slide10

What opened Egypt up to foreign control?Slide11

Massive debt Slide12

India Under British Rule:

East India Company

Europeans establish trading posts protected by Indians

East India company annexes large territories and set-ups British raj to remake India in English form Britain endows elites with more power to get on their side General population suffers Britain upsets Indian Hindus and Muslims Sepoys

to fight overseas

Riffles stored in fat (cattle and pigs) Slide13

India Under British Rule:

East India Company

Leads to the

Sepoy Rebellion Political Reform and Industrial Impact Queen Victoria promises equal protection and princes stay in power as long as they were loyal to the Queen Elaborate ceremonies to show that they were replacing the Mughals Indian Civil Service

Professional class of officials who administered the government of British India Slide14

India Under British Rule:

Political Reform and Industrial Impact

New technologies brought in, such as the railroad

Poverty remains the norm Disease spreads, especially, choleraIndians belief punishment Slide15

How did Britain upset Indians?Slide16

Over seas requirements / Riffles stored in animal fat