Scrambling Africa and the Aftermath.
One common phenomenon between many nations of the world is the colony. The United States, Canada, South Korea, Niger, India, Kenya, Australia, and the Republic of South Africa and more shared the pros and cons of colonial systems. They are all former colonies to the extent that India, Nigeria, South Africa, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand are members of the Commonwealth, they are former colonies of the United Kingdom and they all continue to concede the nominal leadership of the queen.
Here we come to the limit of the commonality of the countries that we routinely put the stamp “former colonies.” Since the many countries that we often put under that rubric have traversed diverse trajectories both as colonies and former colonies, it is difficult to justify our thinking about them in their sameness, except nominally. Because whereas Canada, the United States, and Australia are obviously modern states with thriving economies built on intense industrialization (and South Korea, India, and the Republic of South Africa are not far behind), few will say that Nigeria or the rest of the former colonies in Africa either have thriving economies or can be judged modern states. What is more, although Canada, the United States, and Australia have thriving systems of rule of law as well as robust civil societies, in spite of the fact that many African countries are now ostensibly under representative democracies, few will deny that they are nowhere
DBQ Essay: African Imperialism Directions: Answer the following analytic question in a well organized essay. Your essay should include an Introduction, 3 Body Paragraphs and a Conclusion. When you paraphrase or use direct quotes from the documents you must place the document letter in parentheses after the evidence. For direct quotes you should introduce the speaker, context and source.
In the 19th century, Europe’s materials were beginning to run low. They first noticed the the opportunities for free labor in the form of slaves (until the slave trade was abolished in 1807), and then the huge number of resources that Africa had. After those discoveries, Europeans wanted to try and colonize, or takeover Africa. For a long time, Europeans were kept out of Africa due to their strong armies, unknown rivers, and different diseases. However, at a certain point Europeans were able to finally break down the barriers when they had taken enough able-bodied men from Africa, invented new technologies such as a steamboat, and found cures to different diseases that had heavily hurt Europeans in the past.
In his article Michael Newbern argued that college campuses should allow guns and license. He supported his opinion by comparing college campuses to other public locations like shopping mall and food locations. The author’s argument is not persuasive enough in this article. The fact that he is comparing campus location with any other locations is something that should not be compared because school is not the same place as any other locations. Institution is a place where people are learning and getting knowledge. Whereas, other public places are a place for people to just hang out and enjoy their life. As a result, it would be unethical for professionals to carry guns around.
Since the beginning of modern civilization, man has had a burning desire for land. European nations in particular are well known for being those of imperialists, the act of extending a nation’s power or economy through the process of acquiring land. The strive for power in Africa can be seen dating back to the late 18th century, and continued throughout the early 20th. Europeans practiced imperialism in Africa for several centuries for reasons including economic opportunities, national pride, and the interpreted moral responsibilities.
Throughout our world history, many people and countries respond differently to change. Most often when change is forced on a group of people their response is not always affirmative. This would be the case for what the World considers the Scramble for Africa. Various European powers quickly tried to occupy and colonize land in Africa. European imperialists took control of Africa and made many of its economic decisions.
In the early 1880’s, the powers of Europe started to take control of regions in Africa and set up colonies there. In the beginning, colonization caused the Africans little harm, but before long, the Europeans started to take complete control of wherever they went. The Europeans used their advanced knowledge and technology to easily maneuver through the vast African landscape and used advanced weapons to take control of the African people and their land. The countries that claimed the most land and had the most significant effect on Africa were France, England, Belgium, and Germany. There were many reasons for the European countries to be competing against each other to gain colonies in Africa. One of the main reasons was that the
Australia, Jamaica and India meet the criteria for classification as a colony – they are all peripheries distinct from the core territory, they are administratively distinct from the core, there is a lack of consent from the periphery population with at least some element of dictatorial decision-making authority present, and the population feels culturally distinct. (Hack 2008, p. 46)
The dispersal of different ethnicities and the conflict that ensued because of the colonization of different countries, by Europeans, changed the culture and boundaries, set previously, by many overthrown nations. Africa was one of the biggest targets for European colonization and colonialism. The spread of the ideals that sprouted out of the 1884 Berlin Conference and the Scramble for Africa later spread to African American and Cuban culture. The ideals that were brought forth during this time broke apart the heart of Africa and many other countries, and by doing so also developed the concept of and ideals for White supremacy.
Colonialism, which was a major cause of the north-south gap that occurred in the period following the Second World War, is the takeover by a nation of foreign territories; making them part of it to aid its own economical, social and political structures. The mother countries succeed in doing that by using the colony’s natural resources, money savings, and their lands, which leads the colony to rely on the mother country and therefore, leaving the country underdeveloped. Hence, the world wide scramble for colonies, particularly in the late 19th – early 20th century, had a tremendous negative effect on the economic, social, and political structures of indigenous, non-industrialized peoples.
When someone mentions World War Two the first thing that comes to mind is probably D-Day or Pearl Harbor or maybe even Berlin, while the North African Campaign is often forgotten. Three of the notable campaigns that occurred in Africa at this time were Operation Torch, Operation Tunisia, and the Western Desert Campaign; These campaigns took place from June 10th, 1940 to May 13th, 1943. When talking about any war or great struggle, there are three things to know: who were influential figures of this struggle, what methods or types of warfare they used, and what were the important victories or defeats.
Consider how Africa’s geography has changed over time. What positive and negative effects would these changes have had on human populations on the continent? As their new homes changed they were able to adapt due to their innovative mindset. This can be attributed to the new found organization thanks to language. Allowing Africans to grow and expand throughout the entire continent. Other factors that can be attributed are the change in geography for some parts such as the Sahara drying out and swamps and lakes disappeared.
Imperialism is defined as one country’s domination of the political, economic, and social life of another country. In Africa in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, imperialism was present and growing. The main countries involved in the imperialism in Africa were the French, German, and Great Britain. The French’s empire was mainly in North and West Africa while Britain’s colonies were scattered throughout the continent. Germany ruled over such countries as Tanganyika, Togoland, and Cameroon, until their defeat in World War I.
Marijuana, the gate way drug. Everyone thinks it's only bad, that it only leads to bad stuff. There are two sides of cannabis, medical and recreational. Medical isn't the good and recreational isn't the bad, it's how they're used. And they can both be used for good. Mentioned in a Chinese herbal dating from 2700 before Christ, marijuana has long been considered valuable as an analgesic, and anesthetic, and anti-depressant, an antibiotic, and a sedative. To understand the use of marijuana one must know the affects, the causes, and what it can do as treatments.
The scramble for Africa represents the most thorough and systematic process of colonialism in world history. The European colonial powers managed to conquer and control almost the entire continent of Africa in a short, twenty-five year period from about 1875 to 1900. Some of the European states involved were already well-established global powers; the others were up and coming nations that desired to emulate and compete with the dominant imperial states. Various factors allowed for and contributed to the conquering of the whole of Africa by European states. The slow, but ever-growing European presence on the perimeter and the completion for dominance between the major European states acted as the platform for the inevitable quest for
Society is any group of people usually sharing a common goal. Within a society, most people have morals they follow. Murderers within societies go against one of the biggest morals of all, which is taking away a person’s life. Numerous killers have psychological problems that make them believe violence is an acceptable act. Although killing is a huge problem in this world, many killers do not even realize how they are affecting people’s lives. The reality is, no matter what kind of disorder the murderer may have, killing is still affecting society.