MMW 14 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Berlin Conference, Congo Reform Association, The Book Of Lost Tales

• School: UCSD
• Department: Making of the Modern World
• Course: MMW 14
• Professor: Edmond Chang

Document Summary

1) imperialism in theory vs. imperialism in practice. 2) the superstructure of racial ideology vs. the economic base of imperialism in africa. Averting economic crisis at home: targeting the african continent by 1870s, what africa offered (1) new territories for exploitation and settlement, temperate climate, new sources for raw materials, new employment for surplus young population (plantation management) Berlin west africa conference 1884-1885 - gathering of all european powers who had a stake in africa. Empire (who had delegates; to ensure international legitimacy) Setting ground rules for staking claims (1) if you want to make a claim on an area, you have to give timely notification to other powers (2) show real occupation through conquest or winning submission of local chieftains b) The three cs (1) civilization (white man"s burden), christianity, commerce (2) swift partitioning of the entire african continent except.