HISTORY 5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Ota Benga, Lol, Orientalism
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The berlin conference and the scramble for africa till 1870s, eur had conq"d americas/chunks of asia, but afr was largely unaffected by eur imp. ~10% afr under eur control, all on coast - interior virtually unknown, dark continent . Newly unified nation-states of ger/it became interested in afr imperialism; fr/__ conflict over egypt (suez canal?) Sense that compet over afr might renew eur warfare -> 1884 berlin conference intended to settle the rules by which eur pwrs could claim afr territs, for sake of preventing compet that would lead to eur war. 1) created extensv free-trade zones along afr riverways, so everyone can transport goods out of africa. Eur govts give ea/ other permission to colonize + incentv to do so; whoever can establish effectv govts first gets a larger share of the profits. Produces competition + conditns to manage that compet, so eurs only war against afrs.
