16.00 EUROPEAN INVASION OF AFRICA AND THE PROCESS OF COLONIZATION

16.1.0 Specific Objectives

By the end of the topic, the learner should be able to:

a) define the terms ‘scramble’ and ‘partition’

b) identify the methods used by Europeans to acquire colonies in Africa

c) discuss the factors that led to the scramble for colonies in Africa in the 19th Century

d) describe the process of partition

e) analyse the impact of the partition

f) discuss the African reaction to European colonization.