# Understanding Imperialism in Africa

You have already learned how the continent of Africa drastically changed in the early 1900’s. Once you have examined the changes Africa experienced in the early 1900’s, look at some changes occurring in Europe at the time. In the early 1900’s, many European countries looked for natural resources to support their growing manufacturing economies. The Industrial Revolution in Europe had occurred approximately fifty years earlier. Europe is a very small continent, so the natural resources needed to make products in factories were not available. European countries turned to Africa for these resources by implementing the practice of imperialism.

First watch a video about imperialism in Africa, Imperialism in Africa, and then read an article, Imperialism in Africa, about it. After you view the video, summarize it on a digital H-Chart Slide. When you have completed your video summary, summarize the article on the H-Chart Slide.

## Procedure

1. Watch the video about imperialism, Imperialism in Africa .

Open the Paired H-Chart Summarize the video in the space provided.