AFST 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Osei Bonsu, Swahili Coast, Maxim Gun
2 Nov 2016
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Factories involved in slave trade or trade of other goods. Bismark, chancellor of germany: here is russia, here is france, with germany in the middle. Going into africa for specific goals (germany) Suppression of slave trade: commerce, christianity and civilization. Franco-prussian war: 1870 congress of berlin, germany defeats france. Make germany great again gain a colony. European economic recession, 1873, 1896, mercantilism, market for finished goods. Nov 15, 1884 - jan 31, 1885. Driven by desire to prevent intra-european warfare. Leopold ii wants a colony ( a piece of that magnificent african cake") Machemba, king of the yao to hermann 1890. I am ready, but never to be your subject i do not fall at your feet, for you are god"s creature just as i am The suggestion that asante in its present state should come and enjoy the protection of. Asant must remain, as of old, but at the same time to remain friendly to all white men .
