Africa 1880-1910Empire Building in Africa
New Motives EconomicPoliticalReligious
On January 25, 1905, at the Premier Mine in Pretoria, South Africa, a 3,106-carat diamond is discovered during a routine inspection by the mine's superintendent. Weighing 1.33 pounds, and christened the "Cullinan," it was the largest diamond ever found.
RAW MATERIALS
Nationalism
in AFRICA
1914
“Scientific” RacismUsed to justify imperialism, inequality and injustice.
Analyze the Cartoon
Cultural
The Mad Scramble for Africa
The Berlin
Conference
How Does this Map Reflect the Cultural Legacy of Imperialism?
The Legacy of Imperialism Poverty—important resources still
controlled by outsiders Political corruption/Conflict—Countries
unprepared for independence Ethnic Conflict—Imperialist borders still
stand Lack of Education—no money or resources
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