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.

Imperialism is the policy of extending the role of authority of a nation over a foreign country, usually in material gain. In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, the United States went through an era of imperialism. At the time, the US was quite powerful, but was looking to continue to spread their territory, make themselves even stronger, and have multiple trade routes to have all the resources they needed and wanted.

Imperialism- a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

Imperialism is a factor that has transformed societies and nations over the course of history. In the past, nations such as France, Great Britain, Germany, and Spain have been categorized as “imperialistic” nations. These nations referred to advanced technology as power. The industrial revolution and increase in new technology gave them the idea to want to spread their ideas to other countries around the world. This involved taking over nations and building colonies to benefit the mother country.

Europeans bought and sold slaves and traded with Africa before the 19th century. Then they took over Africa and imperialized their weaker nation. The Europeans brought together a group of people and held a conference to split up the part of Africa to the colonies of Europe. They called this the Berlin Conference, held in Berlin in 1884. They brought this group together to try and avoid conflict between the colonies.

Africa was a country on the rise of becoming a full-functioning country. Africa was on the road to success with its large amounts of ethnicity, religion, and shared power. However, this was prevented by the European countries who imperialised in Africa. What is imperialism exactly? Imperialism is the basic act of taking total control over another country.

Imperialism is the acquisition of new territories by a state and the incorporation of these territories into a political system as subordinate colonies (Tignor G-12). Under imperialism, stronger nations attempt to create empires by governing fragile nations; economically, politically, culturally, or military. The reason why this imperialism grew in Africa and Asia was because of economic factors, nationalist factors, military factors, and humanist factors. Not everyone agreed with imperialism, the people who disagreed were called anti-imperialist. The race for power was the force behind this new imperialism, as it created not only the need for Europe and other countries to expand, but the power to successfully take and profitably maintain so many colonies overseas.

The policy of extending the rule, authority, or ideology of a nation over foreign countries or territories, or of acquiring and holding new territories, colonies, and or dependencies (5).

Imperialism is, by definition, the extending of a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force. Imperialism was born because of nationalism. The belief that your country is superior and better than others is what drives people to extend and push their beliefs onto others and it is also a major cause of war. If people believed they were

The New Imperialism Imperialism is the extension of sovereignty and control by a nation or society over another. The control that the imperialist can use can be political or economic. The control that the imperialist can use can also either be direct or indirect. The second expansion of the European powers beyond the continents borders can be best represented by the new imperialism of the late 19th century. The first expansion occurred after Columbus’ voyages to the Americas.

In the game Battleship, the winner sinks as many ships as it can in order to be seen as the powerful  leader.  In the beginning, countries such as Britain were  trading with Africa simple things such as spices. Later, they decided to take the country to get all of Africa’s resources. What was the driving force behind Europeans imperialism in Africa? The driving force to take over these lands and the people was political competition, cultural attitudes and economics.

Imperialism is the practice of a country taking over, or colonizing other parts of the world and while doing so, increasing their own country’s power. They help other countries with trade, sometimes improving that country’s economy. They also may help poorer countries by influencing the way they live. Imperialism is the practice of establishing financial or political dominance over another country. The colonizing country is seeking to build upon its empire for the greater good of its people, other colonizing countries want control over that country for themselves.

Imperialism is the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies. There are different economic reasons for why the Europeans drove to colonize the world. First, would be demand for raw materials, with the industrial revolution in the nineteenth century there was no shortage of labor with human, capital and natural resources. Most of the profits that were earned by Europe were because of trade with Asia, the Americas, and Africa. Even with all the labor and capital earned from trade in Europe, they were still poor in the sense of resources. Even though Europe was trading with these different countries, Europe was still very dependent on the raw materials that were being imported from Africa, Asia, and the Americas. As the industrial revolution become larger and spread throughout Europe, the raw materials were more competitive. So, Europeans thought that colonizing the different countries would help bring and guarantee the source for raw materials. Another reason is the need for markets. The European industries had more goods being produced than what could be consumed.

The scramble for Africa was officially initiated by the Berlin Conference that took place between 1884 and 1885. By the start of the 20th century, almost all of Africa had been taken over by the European nations. Within this short period, European nations, who were prospective colonizers, had divided the African continent into protectorates, colonies, spheres of influence and free trade regions (Osborne and Susan, 93). The partition and creation of borders were mainly conducted in Europe