HISB31H3 Lecture : Lecture 3
Document Summary
Scramble for africa: 1880 - 1914 (european competition) French combined holdings into large traps: industrial revolution economic expansion imperialism quest for raw materials, periphery interior (and consolidation of that land) Continent becomes a grounds for competition between european powers: bringing order to chaos [chaos = lack of borders] ethno-cultural groups divided (190) - split unevenly. bound diversity (with no prior history) - problems arise. lack of geographic unity (zones of climate) - uneven distribution. 10 000 african units 40 european state holdings: indirect rule: self supporting colony [for maximum profit - inexpensive means] [no overhead, maximum exploitation] Empires are costly and few succeed due to cost-effectiveness. Elites were exploited to utilize the system of governance. industry/economy - put into the hands of a company [monopoly commercial company] government [order, tax, logistics, elites - protecting vital interests]
