The Berlin Conference of 1884 –1885 established rules for the conquest of Africa.
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The Berlin Conference of 1884 –1885 established rules for the conquest of Africa. The Berlin Conference led to a Scramble for Africa as European nations rushed to claim land. European imperialism harmed Africans as Europeans exploited the people and land. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Berlin Conferen
ce of 1884 –1885
established
rules for the
conquest of
Africa.
The Berlin Conference ledto a Scramblefor Africa asEuropean
nations rushedto claim land.
Europeanimperialism
harmedAfricans asEuropeans
exploited thepeople and land.
Africans wanted independence.They wanted to benefit fromtheir land and resources. Theywanted to control their owndestinies.
Kwame Nkurmahwas an Africannationalist. Heled the people
of the Gold Coast tofreedom.
In 1957, the Gold Coast was the first African colony to gain its freedom. With freedom came an African name: Ghana!
Nkrumah promoted the
idea ofAfrican unity or Pan-Africanism.Africans needed
to work together for the benefit of Africa.
Jomo Kenyatta was anotherimportant African nationalist.He led Kenya to freedom in1963.
While independence solved some problems, it createdother problems.
The old colonial boundariesbecame the boundaries ofthe newly independentnations.
Borders created tensions.
Sometimes hostile ethnic
groupsshared the same
nation. Civil Wars resulted.
Ethnic tensions sometimes ledto human rights violations andeven genocide.
Yes, independence broughtits own set of problems butit also brought possibilities.
Founded in 1963, the Organization Of African Unity promoted cooperation amongall African states and sought
to eradicate all forms of colonialism.
The road to freedom was notan easy one but with thetalent and resources of theAfrican people and continent, freedom was gained.
