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So we surrendered to the White people and were told to go back to our homes and live our usual lives and attend to our crops. We were treated like slaves. They came and were overbearing. We were ordered to carry their clothes and bundles. They harmed our wives and our daughters. How the rebellion started I do not know; there was no organization, it was like a fire that suddenly flames up. I had an old gun. They—the White men—fought us with big guns, machine guns, and rifles. Many of our people were killed in this fight: I saw four of my cousins shot. We made many charges but each time we were defeated.But for the White men’s machine guns, it would have been different.
How were the the people of southern Africa treated by the imperialists?
inhumanly actions.
Why was the African rebellion unsuccessful?
It wasn't really successful because as the document says, they "made many charges but each time…were defeated". The white people had an advantage over them--they had guns. They killed Africans with their weapons, so the Africans really didn't have a way to defend themselves or fight back like they intended to in the rebellion.
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Describe the person and objects in this photo.
to do.
What is the purpose of the photograph?
The purpose is to show that the whites went into Africa and took full control of the animals for their personal use and benefit.
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What European industries benefited from African resources?
and electrical.
Which European country do you feel had the most valuable colonies? Why?
Great Britain. Because they have a lot of metals and electrical resources that cost a lot of money. Also gold and diamonds were a big part and they are very valuable.
In 1962, what was the response of this West African nationalist to years of colonialism?
He claimed that the Europeans were trying to strip them of their independence and confidence in themselves. He also says that Africa has the best raw materials and the Europeans are turning the lands into their own economy.
Open Response:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yrJNycJ1ITrDkjolMeMKW2uR0E7V7UejtIQ-k6BgPf8/edit?usp=sharing

In this photo there is a man standing by a dead elephant. The man has a look on his face like he has just done something big--something he had been waiting to do. He looks sort of like he has accomplished something big, and he is standing next to his big prize. He doesn't look too excited about it, or even happy, but his face shows that he definitely did what he had to do.
What is the purpose of the photograph?
The purpose is to show that the whites went into Africa and took full control of the animals for their personal use and benefit.
What economic or social implications does this photo indicate about Africa in 1909?
The economic and social implications that this photo indicates is that the white men most likely killed animals to use them for their personal benefit with the intent to gain more uses from them. They have taken advantage of the resources that Africa has to offer, and is the only value that it holds for the white men now, which they are also taking advantage of. Regardless of the effects that they white mens' actions had on the land, people, and wildlife of Africa, they still went ahead and used t=whatever they needed to benefit themselves only.
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What European industries benefited from African resources?
The clothing industry, food industry, industrialization, beauty & health industry, and electrical.
Which European country do you feel had the most valuable colonies? Why?
Great Britain. Because they have a lot of metals and electrical resources that cost a lot of money. Also gold and diamonds were a big part and they are very valuable.
How could this document be used to explain the primary reason for European imperialism in Africa?
Because it shows the materials that they were able to obtain. Each country had colonies with many different types of raw materials that would benefit their country, which comes to the conclusion that they were there to get hold of all of the raw materials there was to offer.
Document 10:
"Colonialism’s greatest misdeed was to have tried to strip us of our responsibility in conducting our own affairs and convince us that our civilization was nothing less than savagery, thus giving us complexes which led to our being branded as irresponsible and lacking in self-confidence. . . The colonial powers had assimilated each of their colonies into their own economy. Our continent possesses tremendous reserves of raw material and they, together with its potential sources of power, give it excellent conditions for industrialization. . ." Sekou Toure, West African nationalist, 1962
In 1962, what was the response of this West African nationalist to years of colonialism?
He claimed that the Europeans were trying to strip them of their independence and confidence in themselves. He also says that Africa has the best raw materials and the Europeans are turning the lands into their own economy.

What is the purpose of the photograph?
What economic or social implications does this photo indicate about Africa in 1909?
The economic and social implications that this photo indicates is that the white men most likely killed animals to use them for their personal benefit with the intent to gain more uses from them. They have taken advantage of the resources that Africa has to offer, and is the only value that it holds for the white men now, which they are also taking advantage of. Regardless of the effects that they white mens' actions had on the land, people, and wildlife of Africa, they still went ahead and used t=whatever they needed to benefit themselves only.
Document 9:
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Who fight with clubs and arrows
and brook your rifle’s smoke."
The message of "The Black Man's Burden" was to have the intent that the blacks in the Philippines were demonstrating their mistreatment, and how it was an extension from the mistreatment that occurred of the black Americans at home.
Berlin 1885 Video Notes:
Chancellor Bismarck of Germany brought together delegates from 16 different countries to sit down and talk about splitting Africa amongst themselves.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_QlaBBEbeAX98qTP5rgFlP0VSl-7i2kTyvQa59eDmjc/edit?usp=sharing
Who is the author? Why is he writing the letter? What is the purpose?
The author of this letter is Mark X of Moshweshewe, Chief of Basutos in South Africa. Hew is writing the letter because he wants to address the fact that the Europeans are taking over the land of Africa. His purpose is to explain how he did not understand the white men had this much power and he is upset with how they are going about colonizing the land.
The letter included the names of several individuals and groups. Who are these individuals and groups? How do they impact the meaning of the letter? (you will have to research names and groups as example Boers, Harry Smith....)
The Boers are the people of Dutch descent who lived in South Africa
Sir Harry Smith was the governor of a colony in South Africa
Do you think the letter was successful in fulfilling its purpose? Why or why not? Use evidence (quotes) from the letter to support your claim.
I do think the letter was successful in fulfilling it's purpose because it showed what the white people were doing to them in Africa and showed how they were taking over their land. He explains how "the Boers went further and further day by day in troubling" and taking land from the people. He also explained how the Boers considered the "farms their own" which proved the economy and markets the Europeans were trying to establish in Africa.
Document 5: Source: Ndansi Kumalo, African veteran of the Ndebele Rebellion against British advances in southern Africa, 1896.
So we surrendered to the White people and were told to go back to our homes and live our usual lives and attend to our crops. We were treated like slaves. They came and were overbearing. We were ordered to carry their clothes and bundles. They harmed our wives and our daughters. How the rebellion started I do not know; there was no organization, it was like a fire that suddenly flames up. I had an old gun. They—the White men—fought us with big guns, machine guns, and rifles. Many of our people were killed in this fight: I saw four of my cousins shot. We made many charges but each time we were defeated.But for the White men’s machine guns, it would have been different.
How were the the people of southern Africa treated by the imperialists?
They were treated really poorly--like animals. It says in the document "we were treated like slaves". They were ordered around, and forced to stand silent while being brutally treated with violence and inhumanly actions.
Why was the African rebellion unsuccessful?
It wasn't really successful because as the document says, they "made many charges but each time…were defeated". The white people had an advantage over them--they had guns. They killed Africans with their weapons, so the Africans really didn't have a way to defend themselves or fight back like they intended to in the rebellion.
Document 6: Source: Mojimba, African chief, describing a battle in 1877 on the Congo River against British and African mercenaries, as told to a German Catholic missionary in 1907.
And still those bangs went on; the long sticks spat fire, pieces of iron whistled around us,fell into the water with a hissing sound, and our brothers continued to fall. We ran into our village and they ran after us. We fled into the forest and flung ourselves on the ground. When we returned that evening our eyes beheld fearful things: our brothers, dead, bleeding, our village plundered and burned, and the river full of dead bodies.You call us wicked men, but you White men are much more wicked! You think because you have guns you can take away our land and our possessions. You have sickness in your heads, for this is not justice
Who is the author of this source? What does it refer to?
The author of this source is Mojimba, who was an African chief. It refers to a battle in 1877 that occurred on the Congo River. This battle was fought between the British and African Mercenaries.
Describe the strength of the sides in this battle using evidence from the text.
The British were much stronger than the Africans in terms of force. They really overpowered the Africans, and shot them down with their weapons. The Africans had no control and not much self-defense, causing the British to win. The text states that the African people hid, and when they came back that evening, a lot of people saw their family members laid on the floor, dead. This really shows how the African people had no choice but to run from the situation, or they would end up dead like those close to them.
What is the chief's opinion of the British?
The chief has strong hate toward the British. He believes they are wicked, and hold a lot of "sickness in their heads". He believes their actions are injsut, and treating them this way is not fair at all.
Document 7: Source: German military officer, account of the 1905 Maji Maji Rebellion in German East Africa, German military weekly newspaper, 1906.
The chiefs spread it among their people that a spirit, living in the form of a snake, had given a magic medicine to a medicine man. The medicine guaranteed a good harvest, so that in future people would no more need to perform wage labor for foreigners in order to obtain accustomed luxuries. The medicine would also give invulnerability, acting in such a way that enemy bullets would fall from their targets like raindrops from a greased body. It would strengthen women and children for the flight customary in wartime, with the associated hardships and privations, and protect them from being seized by the victorious attackers, who were accustomed to taking women and children with them as war prizes. The medicine consisted of water, maize, and sorghum grains. The water was applied by pouring it over the head and by drinking.
What is the message the German military officer was trying to send about the East Africans? Give evidence from the document to support your claim
The message that was trying to be sent by the German military officer was that send was that the Africans are superstitious and believed that just taking a "medicine" would be beneficial to their ability to win. This German military officer claims that the Africans believed that the medicine would give them "invulnerability, acting in such a way that enemy bullets would fall from their targets,". This showed that he really believed in this, and strongly agreed to thinking this was true.
Why do you think the Africans made such claims?
I think the Africans made such claims because the Africans most likely held these beliefs in their culture. Their culture may have held these beliefs for years and years and years and it has been passed on. The Africans felt like the Europeans were taking them over, which they were, and most likely wanted to hold onto a piece of something that was theirs, such as the superstitious ideas.
Document 8:
Smithsonian Institution sponsored African expedition for Theodore Roosevelt, 1909-1910. Photo was used as an illustration in Theodore Roosevelt's book, "African Game Trails" published in 1910.
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Describe the person and objects in this photo.
In this photo there is a man standing by a dead elephant. The man has a look on his face like he has just done something big--something he had been waiting to do. He looks sort of like he has accomplished something big, and he is standing next to his big prize. He doesn't look too excited about it, or even happy, but his face shows that he definitely did what he had to do.
What is the purpose of the photograph?
What economic or social implications does this photo indicate about Africa in 1909?

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QrwB6MkPkLqcusZN_Y57NTobzU74ujwwOk4zh7IWmlA/edit?usp=sharing
Picture Detective:
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Who is the man ahead of Uncle Sam and who are the people both of them are carrying on their backs?
What do you see (Clues)
Words written on rocks "Ignorance, Oppression, Brutality, Slavery" etc.
Uncle Sam behind man in Red Coat (Could be British)
Different people in the front than on Uncle Sam's back.
Africans in Uncle Sam's basket
Headed toward a light
Word "civilization" at the finish/goal.
People in the front pointing and laughing at those with Uncle Sam
What is the message of the political cartoon?
{Br_and_US_imperialism.jpg} The message of this political cartoon is that the United States is struggling to bring Africa and its people to a point of civilization, whereas the British man is more successful in bringing the others to this point. The British and the United States are both carrying others to civilization. The goal was to reach civilization, with the help of one another.
Graphic Organizer on New Imperialism:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f1XIXZV4_Jf7CMV2dNQeqDjFra803KHXydHC5ON5f8k/edit?usp=sharing

What is the chief's opinion of the British?
Document 7: Source: German military officer, account of the 1905 Maji Maji Rebellion in German East Africa, German military weekly newspaper, 1906.
by drinking.
What is the message the German military officer was trying to send about the East Africans? Give evidence from the document to support your claim
Why do you think the Africans made such claims?

What is the message the German military officer was trying to send about the East Africans? Give evidence from the document to support your claim
Why do you think the Africans made such claims?
Document 8:
Smithsonian Institution sponsored African expedition for Theodore Roosevelt, 1909-1910. Photo was used as an illustration in Theodore Roosevelt's book, "African Game Trails" published in 1910.
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Describe the person and objects in this photo.
What is the purpose of the photograph?
What economic or social implications does this photo indicate about Africa in 1909?
Document 9:
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What European industries benefited from African resources?
Which European country do you feel had the most valuable colonies? Why?
How could this document be used to explain the primary reason for European imperialism in Africa?
Document 10:
"Colonialism’s greatest misdeed was to have tried to strip us of our responsibility in conducting our own affairs and convince us that our civilization was nothing less than savagery, thus giving us complexes which led to our being branded as irresponsible and lacking in self-confidence. . . The colonial powers had assimilated each of their colonies into their own economy. Our continent possesses tremendous reserves of raw material and they, together with its potential sources of power, give it excellent conditions for industrialization. . ." Sekou Toure, West African nationalist, 1962
In 1962, what was the response of this West African nationalist to years of colonialism?