Week Nine

Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Portugal,Spain, and Italy were the leaders in taking over a piece of Africa and were the predominant in the scramble for for Africa. It disturbs me that these countries did everything in their power to take over the land and the people with no regard for them as human beings, let alone natives of the land who were indeed there first. Conflict had emerged amongst the difference countries because they were all fighting for the same thing and wanted to be the country that had conquered the most of Africa.

Visual 18.1
The image is of a game board that depicts the travels of David Livingstone and Henry Stanley. Livingstone was a british missionary and explorer of central Africa who exposed the Arabs horrific slave trade. He became unbelievably famous. Stanley was a British journalist and explorer who gained fame from finding Livingstone who was lost in Africa. I find the game board disturbing because the way the game is starts you begin off the boat and on land, you encounter a village and the Arabs, the game ends with you receiving more people to the land. It emphasis that to win, one must conquer and bring more people to Africa because it is now your land. The game board illustrates the British soldiers shooting and running away a village of African people from their homes, which is close to the end, signifying that you are in control and "winning" the game.

Visual 18.2
Jean-Baptise Marchand is portrayed in the illustration as the ultimate leader, one who was fearless and that he is being commended for his epic journey across Africa. The illustration has africans in the picture, but they are nothing like the africans that we seen in the first illustration. They are wearing western attire and holding guns, it seems as if they are allies with the French, helping them with journey.

Visual 18.3
This illustration depicts exactly how cocky and condescending the British were about especially regarding their conquers of Africa. Cecil Rhodes was a british businessman and politician who made is money from South African diamonds and encouraging the British Imperialism movement. I do not like the picture nor find it entertaining because it shows how he justified taking over a whole continent of people as if they were lost cattle that came with the land, as if the people were in his way.

Visual 18.4
The British and French were rivals but in this image it shows them toasting to their accomplishments because they both had conquered parts of Africa. It is like they are toasting to envying one another because they are both making great strides.

Visual 18.5
Image depicts that Ethiopia remained calm during battle because they were confident in their soldiers, they were fighting for their country and for the rights of their people, they knew that if the Italian won nothing would be the same.