Colonization

By mealygjs
  • 1400

    The Exploration

    In the Golden age of exploration, Europeans began to sail south around Africa in order to get silk and prices from China and India. By doing that, they found out more and more about Africa's culture.
  • 1500

    Arrival

    In the beginning of the 1500s, European settlers began to sell guns and ammunition to the Africans.
  • 1500

    Slavery

    The European people began to make Africans slaves and set up trading posts.

  • Colonization

    By the early 1800s the Europeans began to colonize and take over the country for the resources.

  • Taking over

    By 1900 Europe had nearly grabbed all of Africa. The only country that kept its independence Was Ethiopia.

  • South Africa's Independence

    In 1910 South Africa was granted independence from Great Britain.

  • Kikuyu Political Organization

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

  • Almost got it!

    Italy Invaded and almost took over Ethiopia.

  • The rebellion.

    In the mid 1900s WWII inspired the Africans to rebel against colonization

  • Pan Africanism

    Kwame Nkrumah introduced the idea of Pan-Africanism which was a belief in the unity of all Black Africans worldwide.

  • The apartheid law

    White South Africans known as Afrikaners made apartheid law. Apartheid is a policy of legal separation based on race. Under apartheid, black South Africans were forced to live and work where whites demanded.

  • Sudan's Independence

    Sudan regained its independence from Great Britain.

  • Ghana's Independence

    Pan Africanism would lead to Ghana's independence.

  • Belgium Congo's Independence

    Belgium Congo became independent in 1960.

  • Nigeria's Independence

    In 1960 Nigeria became independent after a fierce struggle against the British.

  • Rwanda's Independence

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

  • Kenya's Independence

    It took years, but Kenya became independent in 1963.

  • Nelson Mandela

    Nelson Mandela is the best known leader of the African National Congress. Instead of becoming a clan leader, Mandela instead went to school to become a lawyer. As an adult, he began to protest aparheid. In 1964, Mandela was arrested and sentenced to life in prison for his actions.

  • Congo Seized Again

    Belgium Congo was unable to create a stable, fair government. As a result, Joseph Mobutu seized power.

  • The Northern Rule Rebellion

    The South rebelled against the Northern rule from 1956 to 1972

  • Igbo Attempts To Reclaim Their Independence

    In 1976 the Igbo people tried to declare themselves independent.

  • F.W. de Klerk

    F.W. de Klerk was elected president of South Africa in 1989.

  • Apartheid Ended

    de Klerk realized that apartheid could not continue. In 1990, he announced the end of apratheid and released Nelson Mandela from prison.

  • Nelson Mandela President

    In 1994, South Africa held its first open elections in which Nelson Mandela was elected the new president.

  • Rwanda Violence Again

    Rwanda continued to experience violence until 1994 when Hutu began to engage in genocide against the Tutsi people.

  • Northern Rule Rebellion Again.

    They started the rebellion again from 1893 to 2005

  • The Arab Spring

    One of the worst outcomes of colonialism was that it made dictatorships weaker. In 2010, people in Tunisia began to agitate for a more democratic government. This became known as the Arab Spring.

  • Ben Ali Resigned

    Ben Ali Resigned from president and Democratic government was elected

  • Mohammad Morsi Becomes President

    Mubarak was a dictatorship that ruled Egypt for thirty years. He was forced to resign, and Mohammad Morsi became president.

  • Morsi Overthrown

    Morsi’s term was short because in 2013, his government was overthrown by the military. Morsi was imprisoned and his political party was banned.