Religious and Cultural Motivations Christianity is an "evangelizing" religion, which means followers must spread their religion to others.
Christians therefore went to Africa in hopes of converting Africans to Christianity. Imperialism <span>Imperialism is the domination of one country's political, economic, or cultural life by another. </span>
Europeans believed that they had better political, economic, and cultural practices than others. Economic Motivations Industrialization was in full swing by the late 19th century.
Businessmen needed raw materials like rubber, ivory, gold and other metals located in Africa to advance Western economies. European Imperialism in the 19th Century Closure <span>Why did Europeans colonize Africa? Name 3 motivating factors. </span> Political Motivations Politically, rulers saw the possession of overseas colonies as a global contest of power and prestige.
How do these images explain the history of imperialism in Africa? Concerns traditions, customs, beliefs such as foods and clothing styles Objective:
<span>We will explore the </span> motivations <span>for and </span> consequences of European imperialism in Africa in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Do Now: Read this British alphabet rhyme from 1899. Then explain what conclusions you draw about their culture. What did they value? What did they think of themselves?
A is the Army, that dies for the Queen It's the very best Army, that ever was seen.
B stands for Battles, by which England's name Has for ever been covered, with glory and fame.
C is for Colonies, rightly we boast That of all the great nations, Great Britain has most.
D is the Daring, we show on the Field Which makes every enemy, vanish or yield.
E is our Empire, where sun never sets The larger we make it, the bigger it gets.
F is the flag, which wherever you see You know that beneath it, your're happy and free. List the positive and negative consequences of European imperialism in Africa. <span>Consequences of European </span> Imperialism 5-8 million people killed for raw materials Exploitation of human and geographic resources Abolition (End) of slavery Introduction of medicines, hospitals, and transportation and communication technology like the telegraph and railroads. <span>The "Scramble for Africa"</span>
The fear of its people gaining enough knowledge that can push their people to action and decide to choose another form of government.
The internet has vast information around the globe coming from past and present information as well as future ideas. For these reasons, it can be a driving force for the people to change their ways and encourage others to oppose their own government. This is far from what their government wanted which is to maintain the status quo.
As Islam spread in Mecca, the ruling tribes began to oppose Muhammad's preaching and his condemnation of idolatry. The Quraysh tribe controlled the Kaaba and drew their religious and political power from its polytheistic shrines, so they began to persecute the Muslims and many of Muhammad's followers became martyrs.
