AICE International History Exam with
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Causes for scramble of Africa - ✔✔-commerce and trade
-strategic
-political
-medical
-transport
exploration
-moral
Strategic - ✔✔-trade routes (suez canal in Egypt)
-acquisition of naval bases (protection of trade routes/defense of communication lines)
Political - ✔✔-no possibility of expansion in Europe
-needed to look overseas in order to prosper
-trying to maintain dominance
Medical - ✔✔-effective for malaria yellow fever (quinine) allowed travel into the interior of
Africa
Transport - ✔✔-creation of infrastructure within the continent
-development of railways and steamboats
commerce and trade - ✔✔-raw materials
-new markets
-greater investment oppurtunities
, exploration - ✔✔-opening up the african continent
-merchants pressured by wealthy businessmen to find new resources
moral - ✔✔-social darwinism (strong shall survive)
-white man's burden
-the three C's (Commere, Christianity, and Civilization)
aims of berlin conference - ✔✔-to establish rules
-to ensure possessions are respected
-to ensure that vital transport routes (such as the Congo and Niger rivers) remained open to all.
-abolish slavery
Fashoda incident - ✔✔- rivalry between Britain and France over Sudan.
-proved that neither Britain or France were prepared To war over African territory
-safety no risk of war
Benefits to africa - ✔✔-efficient government and administration
-education
-transport and communication
-health (water and sanitation)
-farming methods
Disadvantages to Africa - ✔✔-ruled by Europeans
-loss of traditional culture
-exploitation of resources
-prevented from developing own industries
Accurate Answers
Causes for scramble of Africa - ✔✔-commerce and trade
-strategic
-political
-medical
-transport
exploration
-moral
Strategic - ✔✔-trade routes (suez canal in Egypt)
-acquisition of naval bases (protection of trade routes/defense of communication lines)
Political - ✔✔-no possibility of expansion in Europe
-needed to look overseas in order to prosper
-trying to maintain dominance
Medical - ✔✔-effective for malaria yellow fever (quinine) allowed travel into the interior of
Africa
Transport - ✔✔-creation of infrastructure within the continent
-development of railways and steamboats
commerce and trade - ✔✔-raw materials
-new markets
-greater investment oppurtunities
, exploration - ✔✔-opening up the african continent
-merchants pressured by wealthy businessmen to find new resources
moral - ✔✔-social darwinism (strong shall survive)
-white man's burden
-the three C's (Commere, Christianity, and Civilization)
aims of berlin conference - ✔✔-to establish rules
-to ensure possessions are respected
-to ensure that vital transport routes (such as the Congo and Niger rivers) remained open to all.
-abolish slavery
Fashoda incident - ✔✔- rivalry between Britain and France over Sudan.
-proved that neither Britain or France were prepared To war over African territory
-safety no risk of war
Benefits to africa - ✔✔-efficient government and administration
-education
-transport and communication
-health (water and sanitation)
-farming methods
Disadvantages to Africa - ✔✔-ruled by Europeans
-loss of traditional culture
-exploitation of resources
-prevented from developing own industries
