Do Now:

use the map of Africa to answer the following questions:

-Which countries were competing for Africa?

- What do you think they are competing for?

Berlin Conference *(1884) – European officials met in Berlin, Germany to settle rival claims to land in AfricaNo African nations were invited20 years later, almost the entire African continent

was partitioned out to European countries

Europeans used:Strong military & superior technology to settle

African coloniesTrickery & surprise to conquer & divide African

nationsEthiopia – was the only nation to resist

colonization

caliph – a religious or political leader expansion – the process of growing your

empire alliance – joining forces with another group

or nation expedition – a journey taken to accomplish a

goal parley – a discussion or conference partition – to divide up among different

groups or nations

In groups of 4:1 = reader(reads the information to the other

group members)1 = recorder(writes down the answers to

questions 1 -3 )2 = reporter (uses the information from the

reading to come up with answers to questions 1 – 3)

How did European nations conquer African nations?Give at least 2 reasons why…