GEOG 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Tropical Medicine, Political Geography, Sokoto Caliphate
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Examine the forces driving european imperial expansion in arica in the late nineteenth century. Consider how the imperial pariion of africa reshaped african poliical geography. Changing context of late 19th c imperialism in europe: Changing context of late 19th c imperialism in africa: The pariion of africa or the scramble for africa: Diferent powers tried to increase their possession of africa. By 1902, european empires assumed colonial possessions in most of africa. European interstate rivalries: imperialism as an expression of naionalism. The geopoliical dimension: briish imperial policy in india and the near east" shapes imperial policy in africa. The scramble and inter-imperial conlict: the risks of imperial war, the need for legiimaion, the berlin conference 1884-1885, the berlin rules. The three stages in imperial acquisiions: treaies signed(someimes by coercive means) with indigenous rulers, bi-lateral treaies signed in europe, by which compeing european powers recognized one another"s claims, occupaion. From treaies to occupaions: varieies of resistance and response, colonial wars.
