HIST 1007 Chapter : The New Imperialism And The Scramble For Africa
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The new imperialism and the scramble for africa . The scramble for africa : leopold ii and the congo, cecil rhodes and the diamond rush at kimberley. Deeper penetration into interiors, and into people"s lives. Use of new tools for empire , including steamships, quinine, machine guns. The gatling gun (first used in 1860s) and the maxim gun (from 1886) Quinine ( from cinchona tree bark) - to combat malaria (large scale use after c. 1850) Enabling of new imperialism: industrialization and intensified capitalist competition. Search for cheap raw materials (cotton, rubber, coffee,diamonds) Search for new markets for mass-produced goods. British empire: largely adopts indirect rule: this means ruling through local princes. French empire: largely adopt direct rule: this means imposing colonial administrators. Some countries encourage settlement, and major settlements occur in: algeria, kenya, south. Africa (mostly dutch boers)-but most places have few white settlers. Missionaries: may side with exploiters, but may bring medicine, education.
