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    Imperialism in Africa was a huge turning point in history, industrially, economically, and agriculturally. The European nations imperialised Africa for many reason. Africa had great land for farming at the South African coast and it had valuable resources to the Europeans. But what was the main driving force for Imperialism in Africa? The motivations of European Imperialism in Africa were to harvest the raw materials to fuel the Industrial Revolution. The Europeans also did it for their cultural

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    period beginning in the 19th century, the British Empire imperialized all over the world. there are many examples of Great Britain imperializing other nations during this time, but China, Africa, and India should be looked at with a microscope. Imperialism is one of the big reasons why these nations have grown and prospered through the years. It introduced medicine, education, advanced transportation and communications, and religion. The introduction of religion is both good and bad, some say it was

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    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

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    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. One of the main driving factors of European imperialism in Africa is that Europeans wanted to help Africans in need. Part of Africa needed food, water, shelter, and education so some European countries went to travel to Africa so they could help these people. According to Rudyard Kipling’s poem, “Take

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    European nations traded for slaves, gold, and ivory along the west coast of Africa for the 300 years between 1500 and 1800. The European nations wanted to express their superiority because they felt that their countries were the best. According to Wikipedia, “Imperialism is taking a country's pride, their culture, or capturing their land.” That is exactly what the European nations did to Africa. The reasons behind European imperialism in Africa are nationalism, cultural reasons, and economic reasons

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    Racism, industrial capitalism and nationalism all relate to western civilization’s competition of superiority, and this was ultimately what fueled imperialism in Africa. European nations were driven by the unknown world and exploration was a major part of life in the mid 1800s to early 1900s. Exploration led to colonization causing even more competition through Europe, due to colonization directly relating to power. Christianity also played a role in exploration. Exploration happened even more due

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    The British European have shown many examples of Imperialism. Imperialism is ruling countries by the power of military force. The British use imperialism for three reasons. Those three reasons are natural resources, new markets, and the belief of European superiority. The first reason imperialized natural resources is to have an expansion of gold, diamonds, tin and copper. To get these natural resources they had to fight over South African land. When the Dutch found these resources first the British

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    European Imperialism and The Scramble For Africa Imperialism had many severe effects in Africa and is a scar in European and African history, that had affected many in Africa, and divided families and marred the social and economic landscape of Africa. In the 20th century, European explorers colonized and took over large portions of Africa, and took over ninety percent of the total land. This led to slave trades, land being taken from their original owners, and many people were ruined economically

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    Beginning in 1881 and subsiding in 1914, Africa underwent an invasion of European power known as Imperialism. While african territory was being occupied, divided, and colonized by larger countries, the driving force behind European Imperialism in Africa became rather transparent. The sizable countries sought after power and resourceful profit in which they looked to the smaller African colonies to provide. Two of the biggest winners in the race to seize these colonies were Britain and France, they

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    was being invaded by Europeans during the New Imperialism period. Before Europe’s invasion, Africa consisted of various tribes and had no central government due to this during the mid nineteenth century. Europe attempted to colonize Africa using harsh military force and resulted in the European Scramble for Africa. The European Scramble for Africa caused African leaders to have different reactions such as some wanting to have no conflicts, but peace, surrendering to the Europeans due to fear, and also

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