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The Legacy of Colonialism in Africa
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Berlin Conference
Effect of European Colonialism on African Culture
Overview of African Colonization
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-"Palm wine music" is a genre that started in the late 1800's (same time as the Berlin Conference)
-Maringa in Sierra Leon
-In the late 1800s and early 1900s, European countries colonized most of Africa .
-These countries were motivated primarily by the want for economical, political, and social power.
-The European forces included Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Netherlands, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Turkey and the United States
-Moroccan national anthem
-"Hymne Chérifien"
-Anthem was used before French colonization
-After the country gained its independence, the music remained but the lyrics changed
-Country was colonized by Spanish, French and the Portuguese
-Ethiopia was never colonized
-The immigration of Europeans to Africa created division between people
-European traits, like language, food, and clothing were incorporated into the everyday African lifestyle
-Although most African countries broke away from their new European rulers, these aspects are still influential today
-African culture also became part of the lives of people still living in Europe
-Example: Use of the French and English language throughout Africa
-Also known as the Congo Conference or West African Conference
-A meeting held to settle the problems associated with African colonization in the 1880s
-Ensured that the division of the continent would take place without war between the Europeans
-Treaty known as the "Berlin Act"
-Agreements proved too unspecific to be successful
-A formal way to conclude the "scramble for Africa."
The "White Man's Burden"
Definition: "The task that white colonizers believed they had to impose their civilization on the black inhabitants of their colonies."
-A poem by the same name supports this idea
-Europeans thought that it was "up to the white race to provide care for their non-white subjects."
-This idea, as it is untrue, created many arguments, and still does today, a century since publication