Chrissa Pantazis March 20, 2012 African Imperialism Why was the West interested in this region? - large amounts of natural resources - Britain: wanted control of the Suez Canal & East/South Africa to secure their trade routes from India - Belgium: rubber and gold - French: humiliated by defeat in Prussia wanted to reestablish nation?s prestige - missionary converts ? return of Christianity ? thought that Caucasians were superior - wanted to end slavery in Africa and bring Western education, medicine, hygiene and monogamous marriage - nationalism in Europe increases - industrialization had a demand for more resources - needed copper for electrical wiring, tin, chrome and manganese for the steel industry, coal for steam engines and gold and diamonds
African Imperialism
Chrissa Pantazis March 20, 2012 African Imperialism Why was the West interested in this region? - large amounts of natural resources - Britain: wanted control of the Suez Canal & East/South Africa to secure their trade routes from India - Belgium: rubber and gold - French: humiliated by defeat in Prussia wanted to reestablish nation?s prestige - missionary converts ? return of Christianity ? thought that Caucasians were superior - wanted to end slavery in Africa and bring Western education, medicine, hygiene and monogamous marriage - nationalism in Europe increases - industrialization had a demand for more resources - needed copper for electrical wiring, tin, chrome and manganese for the steel industry, coal for steam engines and gold and diamonds
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