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Location of West Africa Conference in 1884-85
King of Belgium that colonized the Congo for its rubber
Objectives that imperialists agreed on when claiming African territory
Where gold was discovered in 1886 in South Africa
Hostile indigenous chiefdom under King Shaka
Afrikaans word that means "white farmer"
Conflict between British and Dutch to determine control of gold mines and South Africa
British colonist that wanted to control Cape Town to Cairo
First port discovered by the Portuguese and then later claimed by the Dutch settlers
Large Afrikaner community; judicial capital of South Africa
South African city that found its first diamond in 1867
German Chancellor that hosted the Berlin West Africa Conference in 1884-85
Number of objectives agreed upon by imperialists in Berlin in 1884-85
Term that means a species native to a certain area (plants, animals, humans, etc.)
Rubber is made from this?
One method used by the Belgians against the Congolese to force them to meet their rubber quotas
A cruel and ruthless dictator that holds all power
A fixed number of a product that must be made/gathered in a specific frame of time
A two-week time period that Congolese men were given to gather between 6-8 pounds of rubber
What kind of trees rubber sap comes from:
The executive capital of South Africa, where the president is inaugurated into office
French Prime Minister that allied with Germany and helped organize the Berlin West Africa Conference
Mass movement of 5,000+ Afrikaner families moving inland to establish their own governing systems, separate of Great Britain
Process of extending one's empire/influence over smaller, weaker territories. This is done either through force or diplomacy.
The invention of this tire triggered a craze to gather rubber during the mid--late 1800s.
The invention of this triggered a second craze to gather rubber in the early 1900s.
The inventor of the rubber tire
Which imperialist laid claim to the diamonds in Kimberley in 1867?
Which imperialist country laid claim to Witwatersrand in 1886 when gold was discovered?
Major city of South Africa, just south of Pretoria
An aggressive indigenous chiefdom, smaller in numbers, but allied with Zulus against imperialists
Another name for an indigenous community, governed by a chief?
Who was not invited to the West Africa Conference in 1884-85?
Germany and France allied in the late 1800s to prevent which imperialist from maintaining global superiority?
Who won the First Boer War of 1899-1902?
Which Noble Objective was most commonly violated by imperialists in Africa?
How did Belgian soldiers keep track of how much rubber Congolese men collected?
What country was invited to the Berlin West Africa Conference with no interest in colonizing Africa?
What Noble Objective was strongly followed, but for the interests of imperialist profits?
What other Noble Objective was evident in many African colonies once imperialists brought missionaries in?
After this resource was discovered in South Africa, it created the biggest economic boom for the South African global market:
Name given to the descendants of Dutch-speaking persons living in South Africa:

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