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- What were the 3 reasons responsible for European colonialism or Europe being interested in Africa?
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1. Scientific knowledge
2. European Racism --> routed in evangelical christianity
3. Imperialism - What 3 purposes did missionary education play?
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1. Basic Literacy (For reading bible)
2. Impact the values of western society (civilization)
3. To raise level of productivity for African workers - What is nationalism?
- African nationalism is a subjective feeling of kinship or affinity shared by people of African descent.
- What formed the ideology governing African resistance?
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1. Religion
2. Soveirnty - What is the theory of Social Darwinism?
- The stronger dominates the weaker
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What was the rationale for Imperialism?
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1. political/strategic
2. cultural
3. economic - What were the two factors driving Africans to Freedom?
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1. Soveringty
2. Religion - Discuss rationale for imperialism in Africa. Be able to elaborate on this.
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1. political/strategic
2. economic
3. cultural - Why was it impossible for Africans to organize on a countrywide basis?
- because africa is broken in regions
- Who is Jomo Kenyatta? (he was considered the father of Kenyan nationalism)
- First President of Kenya. Father of Nationalism. Went on to win independence for Kenya in 1963
- What was the king of benin called?
- Oba
- What period did AFrican resistance to colonialism occur?
- 1880-1919
- What period did African Nationalism take place?
- 1919-1935
- What surged the African Nationalism?
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1. Colonial Oppression
2. Missionary Churches
3. World War 1 & 2 - Who revolted against the Hut Tax? In What area did this revolt occur?
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Temne and Mende
Sierra Leone - Who revolted against forced labor? Where did this occur?
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Nama and Herero
Namibia - What Rebellion took place in Tanzania? What period did this occur? Who did they resist?
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Maji Maji Rebellion
1905-1907
Germans - Who was Leopald Sedar Senghor?
- The retired first president of Senegal
- What two major achievements did missionary education give?
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1. gave skills to articulate demands and question the legitamacy of colonial authorities
2. a powerful medium of African acculturation of Western Christian values. - Who was the Mau Mau against?
- British
- What is the theory of Evangelical Christianity?
- Is the thought that a broader missionary or impulse to westernize African people. (cannot be sustained a general theory of imperialism)
- Name two theories of imperialism.
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Theory of Evangelical Christianity
Theory of Social Darwinism - __________ was the major defining goal of the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya.
- fight for land and freedom
- V.I. lenin argued that European imperialism was a response to the demands of capitalist economies.
- true
- What name did the white settler government give to Zimbabwe?
- Rhodesia
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The league of Nations was formed in _____ after the First World War.
What was the main purpose? -
1919
Prevent another world war (failed) - What is the definition for African nationalism?
- Is a subjective feeling of Kinship or a affinity for people of African descent.