The Challenges Of Colonialism And Imperialism In Nigeria

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.

“African Perspectives on Colonialism” is a book written by A. Adu Boahen. This book classifies the African responses to European colonialism in the 19th century. Boahen begins with the status of Africa in the last quarter of the 19th century and follows through the first years of African independence. This book deals with a twenty year time period between 1880 and 1900. Boahen talks about when Africa was seized and occupied by the Imperial Powers of Europe. Eurocentric points of view dominated the study of this era but Boahen gives us the African perspective. There are always two sides of the story and Boehen tells us the side less talked about informing us of what he knows.

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Europeans had raced to colonize the country Africa. Great Britain was the leaders at this time in colonizing the land filled with rich natural recourses. These recourses were considered a necessity to the industrialization of the world, specifically Nigeria. During this colonization that Great Britain was doing in their new land, you could imagine that the locals were not too happy about this. The British had no respect for the culture or Nigerian traditions. The longer they stayed the more that they adopted for each other's cultures. However even with the cultural exchanges between the two countries, there was much conflict for the people of a dark colored skin

Throughout the history of the world, imperialism has played a major role. Imperialism is one country’s complete domination of the political, economic, and social life of another country. Imperialism has many positive and negative effects. The Age of Imperialism is considered 1800 - 1914. During this time Europe became a major world leader. European countries set up colonies all over Africa, Latin America, and Asia, and encouraged their citizens to populate them. European imperialism boosted Europe’s economy, and made them a world power. Imperialization had an entirely different effect on Africa, Latin America, and Asia. People of these countries were mistreated, they lost their culture, land, and self respect. The negative effects of

Imperialism had its faults, but ultimately, it was one of the prime ways that countries and nations grew during the 18-1900’s. For Imperialism helped spread traditions, cultures, religions, etc. that many nations rely on now, but were not birthed from there originally. The Sepoy rebellion is a prime example of this idea. The rebellion ultimately begun when the British East India Company would trade with the Indians items such as spices.

Of the people who were impacted by imperialism, the group that was influenced the most were the British. The British played a huge role in imperialism. In Confessions of Faith, Cecil Rhodes, a British imperialist in Africa, wrote about how the British had begun colonization. Per Rhodes the British were the “superior” race and it was their duty to help other countries become evolved

Although there was some negative impact on Imperialism there were also positive thing that we're done. According to Role Of Missionaries In Colonization Of Africa Missionary opened schools and hospital for everyone. They mainly helped poor people and orphans. They also opened medical schools and trained people. Medicine was introduced to Africa during the imperialism. The British bought medicine and provided it to the people. One disease the Imperialist treated was malaria. They vaccinated people to prevent the disease.

British imperialism lasted for hundreds of years and has had staggering effects in India that we can still see today. Britain initially became interested in India in the 1600’s; the government set up trading posts around the country because it was interested in the raw materials and resources available. At first Britain used indirect rule through Sepoys -- Indian soldiers -- but after the Sepoy Rebellion Britain had to step in to rule directly. Although British imperialism had positive effects such as eradicating immoral customs and paving the way for modern India, it also had numerous negative effects, such as by creating laws to better control Indians which left their government negatively impacted, taking from India with no concern for the

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.

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

Imperialism was good because the good things outweigh the bad things that came from it. Without imperialism, religion, technology, languages, education, and health care would not have spread. The bad things that came from imperialism do not affect us today. The diseases that spread do not matter now because most of them have a cure and we have health care. Most of the good things that came from imperialism affect us in a good way today.

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.

1. Mamluks were formally a group of peasants and slaves that used armed might to achieve power but defeated by Muhammad Ali. They are significant for the backlash their system of rule gave farmers and average citizens. It was especially ironic because they came from a place of no value, as they once were slaves. 2.

The first negative reason the imperialism is bad is lost control of land and independence. When the British took over they forced the Africans to follow their laws, pay their taxes, learn their language, and practice their religion. The Africans lost all control of their way of living forced to live the way the british do. The second negative thing is thousands of people died in battle. The British army’s technology was far more advanced than the Africans, also their skill.

The British empire began invading Nigeria, by creating conflicts between diverse ethnic groups to intentionally break down the group into insignificant clusters that had little, or no impact on the country’s legislative branch. The implemented strategy is known as the divide and rule policy, which assisted to prevent any united opposition against Britain. Later, the British government gained control over the Royal Niger Company’s territories and eventually, Northern Nigeria was under the Britain protectorate. By 1901, Nigeria was completely under the British power which accompanied many changes to the country. Education, language, and religion were assimilated to fit the desires of the British empire. English became one of the major languages in the country and Christianity spread rapidly; although some Islamic scholars resisted the religion. During the colonization of Nigeria, a new monetary and transportation system was developed and two tiers of government evolved; central and local. The new monetary system consisted of coins and notes rather than trading goods, and the local Nigerians were instructed to build a railway across the country which made the transportation of raw materials more efficient and cheaper. The Central government was in authority of governor-general, and local government was based on the policy directed by the colonies to ensure that indigenous leaders were educated on the new policies, that were