Essay about The making of modern Africa

The first chapter in Boahen’s book is titled “Eve of Colonial Conquest” and this section gives the readers a background of the colonialism in Africa through a look at the fundamental economic, political, and social changes that occurred just a few decades before colonialism took root. Boahen states that the trade of “natural products” is the most significant economic change in Africa by 1880. Just before the trading of “natural products” slave trades were abolished.

European powers shamelessly exploited the people and resources of Africa in the 19th century. They often tried to justify their actions by using ideology, religion and moralism. After the end of the African slave trade, the development of steam power, and medical discovery, European nations started exploring not only the coast but also the unmapped interior of the continent. In this essay, I will explain the main driving forces behind African Imperialism. The Western europeans countries all competed for land and resources because of their self interest. They sought natural resources, and technology gave them the ability to exploit them. The philosophy of national pride however, was the primary reason. (Main document) (Doc C, D & B)

European imperialism in Africa was lead because of Africa’s raw materials and exportations and importations of the raw materials from Great Britain. Various African colonies, such as Angola, Congo-Free State, French West Africa, Rhodesia, South Africa, and Tanganyika contains useful resources, such as “palm oil” and “cotton” that are obtained for the manufacturing of “food products”, hygiene products, and textile. (Document D) Trevor Owen Lloyd demonstrates graph of the importations and exportations of the resources from south of the Sahara in Africa from Great Britain. And the increase in demand of the resources from “1854 to 1900”. (Document E) The raw materials and it’s importations and exportations of Africa has driven to European imperialism by creating connections from Europe to Africa, cause a more strategic way of recognizing Africa’s geography for colonization.

Throughout history, Africa has been a vulnerable player in the eyes of the rest of the world. From the slave trade to various civil right injustices that have taken place over in every century, we have studied in this class, we have been able to see the lasting impact on the continent as a ramification of certain events occurring. Using sources from the text, I will attempt to prove how the western world, exercised their power to capitalize on the African continent, in addition to the exploitation of the African people and land.

European Imperialism in Africa had one real driving force behind it, racism. After 300 years of Europeans cashing in on Africa’s coasts, the explorers finally ventured inward, wreaking havoc on the continent’s environment and inhabitants, not giving a second thought to the people whose lives they ruined. This is made clear though the British’s new industry they built their and the economy formed atop it poorly affected the people they took advantage of and the moral obligations they had but did not follow.

Africa’s persistent poverty interrogates the continent’s past through institutions, government, demography, economics, colonialism, and the impact of the trading. The colonial era affected the variety of Africa’s historical development for it was quite the game changer since it put a halt to the continuous drain of scarce labor and paved the way for the expansion of land concentrated forms of agriculture, and engaging smallholders, estates, and communal farms. The establishment of the colonial rule over the African interior reinforced African commodity growth in export. The colonial control facilitated the construction induced significant inflows of European

Simon Lewis writes a critique of Karen Blixen’s, also known from her pen name as Isak Densen, novel which is call Out of Africa. The author, Blixen, died in 1962. However, her memoir is still making waves. Simon Lewis decided to write an article that analyzes her writing in 2000, which is thirty eight years after her death. This piece of writing, by Lewis highlights Blixen’s opinions on African lifestyle; Colonialism; Farms; Authors; Literary analysis; and the subtle racism. The novel being critiqued is set in Kenya, Africa. In this article, Lewis examines colonial perspectives written by Blixen, and how they relate to the preservation management, farming, and society in the genre of pastoral. Lewis mentions that Blixen's effort advances her writing material to better sell. Her writing is manufactured by a society that is used to marketing itself to sell their lifestyle, citizens, property, and raw material.

When learning about the history of the world, we can not ignore the fact that Africa plays a significant role. Many believe that Africa is the birth place of all races, and although that is true, the history and cultures of Africa and its natives are misunderstood among Americans. People do not take the time to expand their knowledge about Africa, yet they create their own perceptions of the continent based upon the image that America created. America creates this stereotype that Africa is inferior to the other continents by picturing them as savage like individuals who live an insufficient life. To truly understand Africa, you must understand these two important elements: the demographics of Africa and the true history of Africa

This series of essays lack coherence except in how they all highlight the need for a wider and multidisciplinary understanding of Africa’s place in the world. He proves

In studying the continent of Africa, a person simply cannot underestimate the importance and impact the time period 1770-1875 had on the shaping of pre-colonial Africa’s historical experience. By diving head first into Africa’s past and closely examining several themes and concepts of the time, one can fully comprehend just how much the colonization of Africa changed it forever, both for the better and the worse. The many reasons as to the “how and why” Africa was shaped into what it has become today can be seen within Thomas Getz’s book, Cosmopolitan Africa. Specifically, it is through the examination of the themes of the globalization of Africa in the oceanic era, the practice and belief of religions, and the significance of the Industrial Revolution, that the specific ways Africa was shaped from 1770-1875 can clearly be demonstrated.

European colonizers in Africa in the 19th century. Keith Booker states that “the book deals

For centuries Europe has traded with countries from around the world that has changed their economy, and their social life. Africa has a rich culture which contains very rich resources that the nation used to trade with other countries for years to help their nation. One Africa’s biggest trading partners was Europe within the 9th to 17th century. The reason these two were major trading partners was because of each countries needs which they both helped each other. At the time Europe was fascinated with Africa’s textiles, carvings, spices, and ivory but was soon fascinated by purchasing slaves to help with their economy by purchasing labor for their factories and plantations. While Africa was fascinated by Europe’s weapons and also cloth, iron and copper which the tribes in Africa would trade their own people for these goods. Therefore European culture was most affected by the contact with cultures from Africa which changed the European economy, and their social life and their way of living.

ana, country of western Africa, situated on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea. Although relatively small in area and population, Ghana is one of the leading countries of Africa, partly because of its considerable natural wealth and partly because it was the first black African country south of the Sahara to achieve independence from colonial rule.

Africa during the early 15th century was just another country separated into tribes and nations, but by the late 15th century colonial rule was brewing after one European after another decided to settle. “Europeans arrived on the South African scene as Aliens-visitors, and settlers- and then preceeded to dominate the indegineous people.” (browne, 2008, 119). By the 20th century what was done to the colonies of the caribbean was done to South Africa. Their best lands had been taken, their minerals loss, no hope of developing themselves, their dignity and worse of all their freedom all snatched away with the coming of the europeans.

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