Mapping Power: Africa Cartography Project

Students investigate how the Berlin Conference reshaped Africa through artificial colonial borders and the principle of effective occupation.

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Students investigate how the Berlin Conference reshaped Africa through artificial colonial borders and the principle of effective occupation. The packet includes background information, vocabulary, a primary-source excerpt, timeline, mapping project deliverables, research prompts, and reflection questions.

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Students will define artificial borders and sovereignty.
Students will explain how effective occupation and notification accelerated the Scramble for Africa.
Students will compare ethnic and colonial borders using maps.
Students will evaluate the long-term geopolitical consequences of colonial boundary-making.

Mapping Power: Africa Cartography Project

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