Unit 7: Imperialism

YOU WILL NEED HEADPHONES/EAR BUDS for this ACTIVITY!

STEP 1- In Google Drive Open --> 3rd Quarter --> Unit 7 --> CREATE a DOCUMENT and name it Berlin Conference

STEP 2- Complete & Answer questions below in your Berlin Conference document on GOOGLE DRIVE.

BIG IDEAS/QUESTIONS:

Explain the reasons for and outcomes of the Conference of Berlin.

In the context of the ideas of Guns, Germs, and Steel- How was tiny Belgium able to conquer the territory of the Congo?

Why do you think King Leopold was so brutal?

REVIEW THIS MAP from Day 1 before you begin this Webinar.

Source 1: Video: Congo- The Brutal History

1. What was the Conference of Berlin?

2. In 1885, at the Conference of Berlin, the ________________ powers met and carved up all of Africa.

3. In less than 20 years, __________% of AFrica was controlled by Europe.

4. King Leopold II ruled tiny _________________, but he grabbed the gigantic territory of the Congo.

Source 2: Website/Photo- King Leopold & The Congo

5. How was King Leopold connected to the Congo?

6. Explain the brutality of Leopold in the Congo.

Source 3: Website-Boer Wars

7. Who were the first Europeans in South Africa?

8. What did the Dutch want?

9. What did the British want?

10. Who won this war?

11. What does the word Boer mean in Dutch?