Africa imperialism

By CamdenWyatt
  • 1400

    Slavery

    Europeans sailed to Africa and used Africans as slaves to harvest their own recourses
  • 1500

    Slave trade

    Europeans started selling Africans guns and Europeans traded African slaves for goods
  • 1500

    Slave trade hubs

    Europeans built slave trade posts to trade African slaves

  • Europe taking over other countries

    Europe started taking over other countries for the resources it could provide

  • Europe conquering more of Africa

    Europe took over almost all of Africa.

  • Africas rebel

    In the 1900s africas began to rebel against colonization which inspired the events of World War ll

  • South Africa independence

    South Africa was granted Independence from Great Britain
  • Period: to

    Kenya independence

    The Kikuyu people of Kenya began a political organization in the 1920s to fight for freedom from Great Britain. Kenya gained independence in 1963

  • Ethiopia

    Ethiopia was the only uncolonized country till 1930 when Italy invaded them in 1930

  • Kramer Nkrumah

    Kwamer Nkrumah introduced an idea of Pan-Africansim: a belief in the unity of all Black Africans world wide

  • Apartheid Law

    In 1948, white South Africans known as Afrikaners made apartheid law. Apartheid is a policy of legal separation based on race.

  • Sudan independence

    Sudan gained independence from Great Britain in 1956
  • Period: to

    1956 to 1972 civil war

  • Ghanas independence

    Ghana gained independence in 1957

  • Nigeria Independence

    Nigeria was gifted freedom in 1960 after a struggle with the British

  • Belgium Congo

    Belgium Congo became independent in 1960 they now have a stable fair government

  • Rwanda Independents

    Independence came to Rwanda in 1962 after which violence broke out and the Hutu took control.

  • Nelson Mandela

    Mandela as an adult protested apartheid and in 1964 was arrested and sentenced for life at prison. Mandela continued to protest while in prison
  • Period: to

    2nd civil war from 1983 to 2005 in Sudan

    Millions died in both civil wars

  • De Klerk

    De Klerk became president and realized apartheid could no longer continue.

  • De Klerk ends apartheid

    De Klerk announced the end of apartheid
  • Period: to

    Mandela awarded Nobel Peace Prize and ran for president

    Nelson Mandela and de Klerk got awarded the Nobel peace prize for there work ending apartheid. In 1949 Mandela ran as a president for Africa and was elected.

  • Tunisia agitate

    In 2010 Tunisia people started to agitate for a more democratic government

  • President Ben Ali

    In 2011 president Ben Ali was resigned leading to a democratic government being elected.

  • Mubarak forced to return

    Mubarak was a dictator who had controlled Egypt for 30 years. He was forced to resign in 2011.

  • Mubarak’s government overthrown

    In 2012 Mubarak’government was overthrown by the military

  • Mohammed Morsi as president

    Mubarak was replaced by Mohammed Morsi in 2013 because of Mubarak being over thrown by the military in 2012