The Age of Imperialism in Africa
{"Image DocumentName": "The Age of Imperialism in Africa", "Image ImageDescription": "Prior to European domination, African people were divided into hundreds of ethnic and linguistic groups and continued to follow traditional beliefs. Some converted to Islam and Christianity. Due to industrialization, Europeans competed for new markets to buy goods. This led to European imperialism in Africa in the 19th and 20th centuries. Imperialism: the seizure of a country or territory by a stronger country. Disease and African armies had discouraged European exploration in the past. Humanitarians, explorers, and missionaries who were against the Atlantic Slave Trade were allowed to travel to the interior. In the 1860s, David Livingstone, a missionary from Scotland travelled to Africa. Feared dead, American Henry Stanley found Livingstone in near Lake Tanganyika and his greeting Dr. Livingstone, I presume? became world famous. Stanley\u2019s further exploration of the Congo sparked the interest of King Leopold II of Belgium who took control of these lands with treaties and exploited the people.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}