European countries such as Britain and France, which they owned most of the African land, they had the most power during this period of time but Germany was a rising power during this period of time. During 1500 to 1800 Europeans used Africa for its resources, for example the Europeans gathered gold and ivory, which was very important at that time. One of the big questions in this article is “how did European countries cooperate with each other?” this is a good question because they shared most of the land with each other. The three main reasons why this was unfair was because first of all European countries took over native lands without permission and second of all they took all their valuable resources and last but not least they destroyed their homes and forced them to work. The reason why Europeans failed to imperialize Africa was because their animals were not adapted to the African habitat, which led to the animals dying off. Malaria was one of the diseases that technically ruined European imperialization of Africa, but the native Africans had an immunity to the disease which the Europeans didn't (257). Disease and the lack of them adapting to the habitat was one of the reasons why Europeans stopped expanding . …show more content…
Guns in my opinions weren't they only thing they had to try and imperialize Africa they also had man power which they used slaves or natives to do the hard work for them like building Train rails and mining for valuable resources(257). Without this Europeans wouldn't of been able to imperialize Africa, but they also had another great invention that helped alot with transporting goods from country to country and that was the steam engine, without this Europeans wouldn't of made a profit from all the valuable resources in
In that time period, power hungry European nations seized helpless, third world countries and did little to help the struggling nations. The export of slaves from these weaker African countries created an opening for the stronger Europeans countries to gain more land for their empires and ultimately become more powerful. The leaders of West Africa were being bribed and taken advantage of by the Europeans and their people became destructive and unable to care for themselves leaving the weaker countries unorganized and defenseless. Because of the slavery of America, Africa had to face these problems and fight for independence against several domineering, European
The reason europeans wanted these raw materials in the 1st place, was so they could make a profit and benefit from it; and they felt Africa was the place. The Europeans used some of this technology to get an advantage over Africa, because they knew Africa didn’t have new guns and cures like the Europeans did. In addition, “The Industrial Revolution led to many discoveries and inventions that helped Europeans take over Africa(Document C)”. Europeans had many inventions that made them one step farther than Africa. Europeans had the repeating rifle, which is a faster loading gun that was able to fire multiple shots more accurately. Another important invention that Europeans had that Africa didn’t was quinine. When European explorers and Historians traveled inside the interior of Africa, some would catch Malaria, according to Document C. The Europeans knew that they were going to come across diseases in Africa, so they prepared themselves with a cure called
Europe played a big part in Africa during the late 1800s and early 1900s. When Europe discovered Africa, they took the people as slaves, but when slavery was banned it became a scramble for land. Soon after the countries were competing against each other for the land of Africa because it contained many natural resources that they could sell. However, some countries had different intentions, some wanted to help people in Africa by feeding them or building schools. The main driving forces behind European imperialism in Africa, are, helping the natives, nationalism, and natural resources.
There were many obstacles to control during the imperialization of Africa. The first one would be that many other countries also wanted Africa, such as Belgium, France, and Great Britain. There were a great number of fights and battles over parts of Africa, as well as fights against Africa due to slavery and racism. There were also many conflicts with France and Britain. Germany expanded its influence, and was able to imperialize Africa, something that France and Britain did not see coming. "Terrified that Germany was going to take over Africa, and in that sense the rest of Europe, Britain and French nationalist demanded more aggressive imperialism by their mother countries." (Silva, How Germany Scrambled Africa) Before long, Germany had taken
In the years between 1500 and 1800, the presence of Europeans in Africa was very limited, as they did not venture into the interior of Africa. This was because Europeans had not yet created treatments for malaria and other tropical diseases. However, after the British outlawed slavery, serious exploration into the interior of Africa began. European nations took an interest in imperializing Africa and seizing power over the colonies. The European nations would take any chance they had to seize power and gather the resources of the African colonies so that they could increase the wealth of their own nations.
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
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.
In between 1500 and the 1800, Europeans nations have gathered resources from Africa and increase its wealth and national power. In order to have control over Africa, Europeans overpowered Africa with its technology advancement and its greed for wealth and power. However, what motivated Europeans to imperialize Africa? In order to imperialize Africa, the Industrial Revolution, resources, and Darwinism or nation competition was the motivation to imperialize Africa.
Europeans were able to colonize Africa because of the many advantages they had over them. Firstly, the Maxim gun had been acquired. This was the first automatic machine gun to be produced. The Europeans were able to travel much more easily due to the steam engine.
In Africa, European trade with slaves, gold, ivory, and other goods had been present for centuries from 1500 to late 1700. However, at the start of the nineteenth century, European imperialism rose within Africa’s countries as Europeans began to dig deeper within Africa’s borders. As a matter of fact, one could say that it exploded, and by 1880, full takeover of Africa was being fought over between European countries; of course, without the consult of Africa itself. Many reasons led up to why there was so much desire to control Africa, and all of the European countries had shared reasons on why they wanted African land. The reasons European imperialism began to take over Africa and expanded so quickly are due to political competition with rival countries, desperately wanting to spread nationalism, and both greed as well as need for materials within the continent.
During the late 1800s; European powers, such as France, Germany and Britain were the main powers in Africa. Many countries were in competition for high power and land resources in Africa. African groups were very small when Europe came there. This profusion of weak and small tribes made overtaking easy for the more advanced and experienced Europeans,
What caused europeans to imperialise in africa. There are many reason as to why the europeans imperiled in africa one of them being all the raw materials africa, it was to good to pass up. Another being the railroad system they wanted to make to be able to make trade easier and faster was a good thing to be able to do. The fact that there were so many thing to do with this land was massive that could be another reason as to why. The after effect was probably even worse cause they were being taken out of there home land.
During the 1800s, many European countries sent explorers to colonize Africa. Many European missionaries and explorers went to Africa in an effort to help their countries to achieve power, pride, and money. The main driving forces behind the imperialism that helped Europeans attain power, pride, and money were technological forces, politics, and economics.
While the imperialization of Africa did bring some benefits, those benefits were greatly outweighed by many negative effects, for both the European countries and the African natives. Imperialization showed to be very expensive and difficult for the Europeans and probably not worth the trouble. As for the natives, matters were even worse, during and after imperialism.
Recently illegal immigration has become a very pressing issue among people. Many people around the borders are being greatly affected by the issue and think immediate action needs to be taken to put a stop to the issue. The Documentary Border War: Battle Over Illegal Immigration takes a stand on the issue using many examples of pathos, ethos, and logos to try and persuade people that illegal immigration is a very serious issue and we need to put a stop to it. This documentary follows the lives of people who have been affected by illegal immigration, and explains how they feel about the issue. Another way that people can look at the issue of illegal immigration is through the eyes of the immigrants, and the reasons why they might be trying