The Causes And Effects Of Colonialism In Africa

In the late 1800’s Europeans took over Africa, took their resources,enslaving the Africans, and changed the course of history. The Europeans took over Africa, which is called The Scramble For Africa, in 1884-1914. The Europeans took over because Africa was rich in raw materials, they wanted power, and they thought their culture was superior. The driving force behind imperialism was need for resources, political competition, and technological advances. One driving force behind imperialism was need for natural resources. Document E uses a bar graph to show imports and exports in 1854, and 1900 between Great Britain and South Saharan Africa. Great Britain made 3 million British pounds in 1854, and 21

It is the year 1870, the start of imperialism in Africa and many other regions. Imperialism is when a country acquires power through domination of others. The Europeans took control of Africa with their steam engines, advanced medicine, and superior weaponry. Imperialism harmed Africa because imperialist governments created laws that treated Africans cruelly and unfairly, Europeans changed how the tribes of Africa lived, and the Europeans used treaties to control Africans.

Africa has had a long and tumultuous road of colonization and decolonization the rush to colonize Africa started in the 17th century with the discovery of the vast amounts of gold, diamonds, and rubber with colonization hitting a fever pitch during World War I. However, the repercussions of colonization have left deep wounds that still remain unhealed in the 21st century. Early on, European nations such as Britain, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Germany and Belgium scrambled for territories. Countries wanted land so they could harvest the resources, increase trade, and gain power. The European colonization of Africa brought racism, civil unrest, and insatiable greed; all of which have had lasting impacts on Africa.

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.

During the 1870’s Europeans started colonizing countries in Africa.Europrans did this because they needed all of Africa's valuable resources.Africa was a big target because they were not very modernized in technology so it was easier for the Europeans to sieze control. The Europeans controlled Africa in two ways direct and indirect rule. Direct rule is when the country in charge rules strictly over the country and they try to civilize the people they are ruling. Indirect ruling is when the country in charge is ruling from far away and they usually rule through a native leader. Imperialism negatively affected the lives of the Africans in the 19th and 20th century because the education the Europeans provided for the Africans was of poor quality,

Imperialism was a time of new inventions, technology, and many other things. Imperialism had many positive things like, transportation, spread of technology, and an increase in education. Because of Imperialism transportation became a thing. Also communication with other foreign countries became a thing. Then there was an increase in education too.

diplomacy or military force. In the 20th century many European countries attempted to colonize the great continent of Africa. Europeans saw Africa as an area they would be able to profit from, as it had a great climate, good size, and some phenomenal natural resources. While the Europeans divided the continent of Africa they failed to see the possible negative effects on themselves, and the indigenous people of Africa. Their foresight was limited to only the positive outcomes.

This exploitation along with the problems new governments faced when trying to unify tribal groups is why a big portion of the continent today lives in poverty. In the late 1800’s, when European nations began to realize the huge amount of resources needed to fuel the industrial revolution, they sought out Africa for the solution. These nations came in and divided up Africa with little regard for ethnic groups and began to ship resources back to their homeland. For over half a century Africa lost abundances of it’s natural resources to Europeans, which greatly stressed the countries when they were given their independence back. Along with having smaller amounts of natural resources to fuel their economy, African countries were also plagued with civil war, due to the way the continent was divided up.

British Imperialism is a monstrous, militarized, and advanced system of oppression. British imperialism in Africa destroyed indigenous peoples lives and land. Once the slave trade became illegal, Britain's economy was in shambles. Therefore, Britain's imperialists went to Africa seeking wealth from its raw materials. The British was able to overthrow an already weakened governments, and put in place settler colonies. They installed authoritarian governments and exploited Africans by forcing them to do strenuous labor for Britain's profit. British imperialism in Africa is important today because it provides an answer as to why an entire continent is suffering for mass poverty, famine , and underdevelopment.

Imperialism is the process by which a more powerful nations are seeking to control a less developed country through diplomacy or military force. The age of imperialism could be considered as one of the most revolutionary time period in the history of the world. Around the late nineteenth century, Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, etc. was beginning to expand its territory in an attempt to enlarge its economy and culture further throughout the world by taking over Africa. Africa was an easy target because it had unique soil which would enable Europe to produce millions of miles of cash crops. In addition, Africa didn't have the technological advancement to defend against europe’s superpowers invasion, so force was not a major factor in taking

Africa was greatly impacted by the imperialization, for the country fell downhill quick. The British introduced the European colonial rule, which was the establishment of a colony in one area by a political power from another area. Colonialism left Africa for the worst. Because of the European colonial rule, Africans lost control of their land and independence, lost thousands of people when resisting to Europeans, and authority figures were replaced. “But for the most part, these benefited only European business interests, not African’s lives.”(The Legacy of Colonial Rule, 350). The British were only concerned for what would benefit them the most, even if that meant having other countries at a risk of losing everything. They clearly were not

The Europeans came into African and took control of the Africans and all of their policies and their power and made them feel like second-hand people in their own communities. The Europeans brought in jobs, rules, and their history and language, this caused more resources to be made, the Africans to lost power in their own territory, and African languages and cultures were lost and replaced with European languages and cultures. The positive and negative effects of imperialism on the Africans were caused by the modernization of their communities, the establishment of European rulers, and the religion and education the Europeans brought to Africa.

The Congolese people have endured many hardships over the past few centuries. The slave trade initially commenced by the Portuguese in the 1480s caused the Kongo society to become unstable and chaotic. Due to the expansion of European imperialism, the Congo endured suffering from King Leopold II. His harsh ruling ultimately leads to his decline in 1908. Conversely, forced labor in Africa was very common from many European leaders. The depression of the Congolese society took place before and after the colonization and this was a typical result of imperialism in the 19th century.

Africa is home to countless cultures that all have their own unique ideas and customs. During the past couple of centuries, these cultures were threatened to the point where they almost ceased to exist. The Berlin Conference was a very important occurrence in Africa and Europe's history. It legitimized what the European powers, mainly France and Britain, had been doing for the past hundred years, without the approval of any African country. During the late nineteenth century, France and Britain began imperialistic ventures into Africa, which eventually led Leopold II to conquer the Congo. It was Leopold's II presence in Africa that to led the Berlin Conference.

Modern African states have several problems ranging from corruption, to armed conflict, to stunted structural development. The effects of colonialism have been offered as a starting point for much of the analysis on African states, but the question of why African states are particularly dysfunctional needs to be examined, given the extent to which they have lagged behind other former European colonies in many aspects. In the first section, I will consider the problems with African states from the level of the state. That is, the nature of the states' inceptions and the underlying flaws may explain some of the issues that have been associated with African states today. Next I examine the development of, or lack of, civil