HISB31H3 Lecture : Janary 12 Scramble for Africa.doc
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10000 ( african units) ------ 40 ( after colonialism) Indirect rule: self sustaining colony (maximize profit, empires are expensive, maximum exploitation, more efficient 0. North ( represent the population: muslim ( religion, hoousa ( lingual, filani ( feudal power land ownership land and serf lacking education) West (lagos: native ( tribal or christian, morauda. Eastern ( most migrant, most educated most absorbed in the imperial system of ed: tribal or christian, village unit that operated autonomously. 1883 henry succeded in elites signing power to the king. 1884 european recognition ( to consolidate what each power had in africa, 1 milion square miles. Rubber commodity of value, 6000 tons: conrad- heart of darkness. 1885-1905 congolease being killed approx half the population. 1908 relinquish control of congo ( gov, church- conversion 1/3 , mining corp) Class different not race nor ethnic different: tutsi king ( tutsi cattle, hutu land, army ( warrior))
