European Imperialism In Africa

Ever heard the saying big bank take little bank ? That’s basically what imperialism is. Imperialism is a policy which a strong nation take complete control over other countries . This is exactly what the Europeans did in several different parts of Africa . Not only did the Europeans divided and colonized Africa but they took everything away ,from their culture to their independence. Why take all this away ? It’s simple , the Europeans nations was competing against each other and they thought they were superior. They noticed Africa had many raw materials and resources they could use and benefit from. The driving force for imperialism in Africa was economics , competition , and politics.

The Europeans colonized colonized many parts of the world but the most colonized was the continent Africa. The European explorers started imperializing Africa after exploring into the interior of Africa and finding the resources that African countries had. What is imperialism? Imperialism is the policy of taking control of another country. There were three main reasons for European imperialism in Africa: Political reasons, technology, and economic reasons.

The first positive impact European Imperialism had on the world is education. Before European colonization and the introduction of Western education, traditional educational systems still existed in Africa The average African child was taught basic survival skills necessary to survive in the traditional society. They were taught how to fish, trade and crafts, etc. (Education Western Africa.) Although already knew

The Imperialism completely changed the culture of the African and Asian nations that were Imperialized. One way in which the Europeans changed Africa was with the forced teachings of the European ways. The nations would try and teach the Africans the ways of Europe, and in some cases would try to completely control them. In other cases they would indirectly rule them, which is putting a group of people from the nation in charge of the rest. One example of this would be like the Rwandan

In the 19th and 20th centuries Europe was thriving and wealthy while most of their colonies in Africa were suffering under their rule. The Europeans all wanted a piece of Africa’s land with its plentiful resources and free labor. Around this time, Europe was going through the industrial revolution and because business was booming the European countries need more resources than they already had. The Africans had the land the Europeans wanted to use to continue having booming businesses, they also had African slaves and workers that they can use so they don’t have to pay for labor. In the 19th century leader of the Europeans countries want to discuss how they will divide Africa without the leaders of Africa knowing. The Europeans then started to invade Africa and take control over the citizens. As the Europeans got more powerful, the Africans become more miserable. Unable to match the guns Europe had, African countries began getting claimed, one by one with the exception of two. The Europeans ruled in a cruel way that left many Africans dead or suffering. Many countries tried and successfully broke away from Europeans after many years under colonization. The Europeans had a negative impact on the lives of many Africans in the 19th and 20th centuries, especially with racism and assimilation. People were taught to be a human they had to be like a European which led to many racist views on African people and culture and is why some nations like France used assimilation to make

Imperialism in Africa began in the late 19th century. It began when King Leopold II began the Scramble for Africa. All of the major colonial powers went after Africa. Their goal was to gain the most wealth and to have the most territory. Having more territory and claiming valuable parts of the continent was a symbol of power. Imperialism in Africa had negative and positive consequences on both the Europeans and Africans, these can be shown through human rights issues, new industry and advancements, and wealth and influence.

European Imperialism heavily impacted the African continent through culturally, economic, and political ideas. This era of history is heavily drenched in the aspect of ethnocentrism, which is the belief that one’s own culture is superior that of another. The Europeans colonized Africa believing that they could bring civilization, but they were often ignorant of Africa’s very complex societies. The European powers divided up the continent of Africa among themselves, without any consent from the people who actually lived there. The tribal stratification was changed to a caste system where racial, ethnic, and religious differences were of utmost importance, as delegated by European rule. The structure and business of the African economy was

The indigenous people of Africa suffered many setbacks, when the Europeans arrived. When the Europeans arrived in Africa they made the indigenous people feel inferior, lack self-confidence, and be stripped of their responsibility. As shown by Document 2, when it says, “...convince us that our civilization was nothing less than savagery, thus giving us complexes which led to our being branded as irresponsible and lacking in self-confidence.” Some people may agree, that this seems like something out of a genocide. Originally the indigenous people of Africa were supposed to be cheap labor. However, this soon changed when the Europeans enslaved the African people. This is portrayed in Document 6, when it says, “...Beneath the noonday sun, My brother was strong…” By doing this they stole all of the human rights from the Africans, who had done nothing wrong. This is shown in Document 3, when it says, “Whereas fundamental human rights...are denied to Africans.” During this extremely horrific time in African history men were worked to death, and women were raped. This is found in Document 6, when it says,”The White Man killed my father,My father was proud, The White Man seduced my mother, My mother was beautiful.” This shows the negative effects are much worse for the Africans, than for the Europeans. But, there are some positives in this dark hour. When the Europeans arrived in Africa, they provided the

The colonization of Africa by European nations in the late nineteenth century brought many changes from. Different nation took hold of various countries in Africa, which created a diversity among African nations. European colonization effect Africa socially and culturally. Colonization brought many conflicts between Africa nations due to be colonization by different European countries. African were stripped of their culture because of colonization and had to deal with mistreatment.

The Europeans all scrambled to colonize Africa for t’s raw materials and land. THey had justified it as the White Man’s burden. They believed that is was their responsibility as a more developed race to help Africa catch up in technology, government, economics etc. Rhodes even said, “-and that the more of the world we inhabit, the better it is for the human race.” (Doc, 1) With this mindset, Europeans colonized Africa and started to export raw materials such as rubber, diamonds, gold, palm oil etc. White man’s burden led to Imperialism because they thought taking over other countries was the only to help them move forward. In doing so, they also spread their power and influence throughout the world. The White man's burden was also accompanied

African colonies endured minimal economic liberty and were bound to the unfair and unrighteous foreign policies of the French. In addition, French rule did not benefit the social aspects of the African population and even harmed the social structure and rights that were allocated to the people. For example, Dr. Jones also showed how slavery was continued in west Africa for commercial interests. Little was done to improve the lives of west Africans, and the middle class did not achieve any dynamic growth (unlike other African states) (Jones). The average person did not face any beneficial gains while the French only pursued commercial gain for themselves. The French remained oblivious to the social strife they were causing. This does not live up to the principle of equality as the idea of a class system continued to exist and was even worsened. Although it seems as if there was economic growth for French colonial possessions, most of the profits went right back to France, limiting the economic freedom and liberty of the colonies. Furthermore, French rule did not help the population and social situation of Africa, harming the principles of equality among all of those in the

Beginning in 1880, there was a growing desire for European countries to expand and control their rule. The only continent at that time that was left uncontrolled and, in the European's eyes uncivilized, was Africa. This was the start of Western Imperialism. All European countries wanted their piece of Africa and to get it, they would let nothing stand in their way. They would change the entire government, religion, market, and behavior of most of the African nation and affect almost every person living there. An account of the impact of Imperialism is given in Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart. This book shows the changes that occurred in Africa during Imperialism and its affect on the community and the people

European countries has started imperialized Africa in the 1880s-1940s. Before the Europeans imperialized Africa, thousands had tribes, nations cultures and languages, had Kingship, complex trade, and different ethnic groups often in conflict. Europeans imperialized so they could abolish slavery, spread Christianity, get natural resources, and beliefs of cultural and racial superior. The effects were negatively economic and positively social. Negatively economic because of mistreating Africans, losing supplies and natural resources and land, and building expensive railroads. Positively social because they were improving education, spreading religions and abolishing slavery.

Colonization and the colonial administration of Africa disrupted the original traditions and practices of the continent, but their impact on the post-colonial world was comprised of both positive and negative outcomes. Africa, prior to the onset of imperialism, was an economically involved and traditionally independent power slowly advancing in every area, particularly trade, as is evident with its trade relations in the Indian Ocean. The idea of colonialism from the European perspective was to exploit this growth of physical, economic, and human resources of a flourishing region to benefit itself and transcend beyond other competitors. By setting severe economic and social restrictions on things such as trade and education, the European powers developed a colonized state by arresting all other natural development of the African system. This stringent inhibition of life resulted in drastic setback for the decolonized Africa as governments found themselves maintaining inadequate country boundaries with a population that did not respond to authority and a primarily export-based economy which did not function under the new model. However, amidst these barriers, Africans experienced a resurgence of nationalism and self-importance as peasants transformed into urbanite workers through education and the growth of urban spaces. Whereas large institutions suffered in the postcolonial world due to colonial administration, individual citizens experienced an extent of independence and

When the Europeans colonised Africa, they brought great new technologies and new inventions that the Africans weren’t aware of, such as new medicine that saved people’s lives, new farming techniques and tools that got the Africans more food, cotton and other supplies from the fields that were harder to get before. The Europeans, most importantly, made the Africans feel safer. They introduced new war weapons and other war techniques that helped the African’s win and fight with a good army. The European countries, lead to independence and made some africans feel safer by defending them in wars and making the Africans feel equal to them and more powerful thanks to