The Scramble for Africa

SCRAMBLE CARTOON:

Answer the following questions based on the cartoon below.

1. According to the cartoon, which European countries were fighting for a position in Africa?

2. How did the Berlin Conference lead to the situation shown in this cartoon?

AFRICA MAP COMPARISON:

Examine the maps below, and then answer the questions that follow.

MAP 1

MAP 2

Above maps taken from http://fresno.k12.ca.us/schools/s090/lloyd/imperialism.htm

1. What is the main difference between the two maps?

2. What part did the Berlin Conference play in the creation of MAP 2?

3. What happened to the native African political entities by 1914?

4. According to Map 2, which two European countries held the most territory in Africa?

AFRICAN POLITICAL DIVISIONS IN 1913:

Examine the chart below and answer the questions that follow.

Percentage of Africa Controlled by European Countries in 1913

Data above compiled from Modern World History: Patterns of Interaction , 1999 by McDougal Littell, page 308

1. What percentage of Africa was colonized by 1913?

2. According to the graph, which two European countries held the most territory in Africa? Did you get the same answer as #4 in the map comparison above?

3. What percentage of Africa was controlled by the remaining countries (all but the two countries mentioned in #2)?

4. Think about it: Would the information in MAP 2 and the pie chart above be the same if there had never been a Berlin Conference?

5. Using ALL of the information you have learned about the 'Scramble for Africa' draw your own cartoon about the 'Scramble for Africa'. Your cartoon should contain more detailed information than the cartoon above.

Link to today:

Compare the maps below to answer the following question. The first map is of current African borders.

How did the Scramble for Africa in the 1800's and 1900's affect the current borders of Africa?

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