Explain how the Scramble for Africa was an example of imperialism.

The invasion, occupation, division, colonization and annexation of African territory by European powers during the period of New Imperialism, between 1881 and 1914

What was the Berlin Conference? Why was it needed?

A meeting of 14 European nations in 1884-1885. That set rules for the dividing of Africa into colonies so that they could avoid war between each other.

Why were Ethiopia and Liberia unique to this scramble?

They were independent throughout the whole Scramble for Africa

Who was Menelik II and how did he keep his country independent?

He was the emperor of Ethiopia. By first playing Italy, France and Britain against each other (they were trying to takeover Ethiopia), while this was happening, he built a large arsenal of modern weapons. When Italy advanced into Ethiopia, Menelik II declared war and successfully defeated the Italians and kept Ethiopia independent.

By 1902, how much of Africa was under European control (percentage)?

90%

Explanation:

A meeting of 14 European nations in 1884-1885. That set rules for the dividing of Africa into colonies so that they could avoid war between each other.

Explanation:

while it was true that the cotton gin reduced the labor of removing seeds, it did not reduce the need for slaves to grow and pick the cotton.

explanation:

before eli whitney's invention of the cotton gin, picking and cleaning cotton was a slow, labor-intensive job. workers, usually slaves, had to pick the seeds from the cotton fibers by hand. this invention made it possible to grow large amounts of cotton on big farms and make money.

the vast majority of ballots have been counted nearly two weeks after one of the biggest political upsets in modern u.s. history catapulted donald trump to the presidency.

estimates show more than 58 percent of eligible voters went to the polls during the 2016 election, nearly breaking even with the turnout rate set during the last presidential election in 2012, even as the final tallies in states like california continue to be calculated, according to statistics collected by the u.s. elections project.

but among those figures were stark contrasts in key states that swing the election to trump — in ohio, wisconsin, iowa, michigan and elsewhere — indicating the president-elect’s leap from long-shot candidate to the most powerful political position in the world may have happened in part because of apathy toward hillary clinton’s candidacy, especially among the democratic base, several political scientists and organizations monitoring voter turnout told the pbs newshour.

while clinton is leading the popular vote by more than 1.5 million over trump as of sunday, she trails president obama’s 2012 totals by more than 2 million ballots — a chasm that may have cost her the election, said david becker, co-founder of the center for election and innovation and research.

“several million voters didn’t come out to vote,” becker said. “which is telling me that this idea of the trump wave, a huge number of voters shifting over to trump, is certainly not the story.”