Thursday, December 10, 2009

"Mountains Of The Moons"

When the europeans first entered africa they expected it to be all easy. Little did they know that what lied ahead of them was much tougher. They faced many hardships and were almost killed. For example they were attacked by different tribes. After many tries they finally found the lake and named it lake Victoria. When they found the lake in the middle of africa was named after a british queen. The explorers Richard Burton and John Speke were a part of the Royal Geographic Society. Well soon after , the invention of the machine gun, steamboat, and the discovery of malaria's cure Europe was finally able to conquer Africa.

imperialism Project

We did the imperialism project because it was suppose to show us a broader view of imperialism and its effects. The project showed us how much land these countries had and how many natural resources were gained. I also learned about the war that were fought in order to gain and control these lands.