Topic 2
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- Brussels conference 1876
- Officially agreed on how European power would split and exploit land and resources in Africa
- Build roads and railways to African lakes
- African associations to be set up to coordinate European efforts
- The true purpose of this was the give King Leoplod of Belgium a platform to build his empire
- Berlin conference 1884-1885
- Agreed to take more control of Africa as 80% was owned by local tribes
- Mouth and Basin of the Congo river would remain neutral and have open and free trade
- The actual purpose of this was to create seperate spheres of influence
- General act
- All nations where allowed to trade at the basin of the Congo river and its outlets
- Free trade in the Congo and Niger river areas
- Was Britain reluctant in Africa
- South Africa
- Took over Zululand
- Gold discovered in Boer ruled Transvaal
- Britain took over Mozambique to stop Transvaal from expanding
- Buhauvaland became a crown colony
- Egypt
- Britain takes full control after the rebellion in Khartoum
- Sudan rebel forces caused Britain to be forced out
- German threat
- Took Togoland, Cameroons and Tanganyika
- Sudden interest in imperial expansion
- West Africa
- Goldies company levied taxes and eliminated competition in the West
- Niger river had Britain's largest commercial interest
- East Africa
- Germanies large expanding sphere of influence caused Britain to panic
- Britain took Uganda to stop them from taking the East coast
- Germanies large expanding sphere of influence caused Britain to panic
- South Africa
- The Government of India Act
- East India company lands to be passed over to the crown
- Position of Secretary would receive the power from the East India Company
- A council of 15 would run India local and Global affairs
- The crown would appoint the Viceroy's of India
- Brussels conference 1876
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