Imperialism in AfricaDr. Livingston I Presume Imperialism

• David Livingstone• Commerce and

Christianity

• : the policy, practice, or advocacy of extending the power and dominion of a nation especially by direct territorial acquisitions or by gaining indirect control over the political or economic life of other areas; broadly : the extension or imposition of power, authority, or influence

Motives

•Economic – palm oil, cotton, gum, rubber, ivory, hardwood.

•Religious – “Christianize” them•Political – rivalry, prestige and

nationalism.▫Who is Hinsdale Central’s biggest rival?

Berlin ConferenceGuns and Medicine Scramble for Africa

• Maxim Gun