Andy Bartlett 11-19-06 DBQ Imperialism in Africa In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries European imperialism caused its countries to divide up the rest of the world, each country claiming bits as its own. Due to its large amounts of resources, Africa was one of the main areas in which European nations established colonies. Imperialism in Africa had both positive and negative results for not only the Africans in the colonies, but the European colonizers as well. Some positive effects on Africans were that they were provided with security by their ruler and new technology was brought to them. Some negative effects from them were the Africans loss of freedom, slavery, the loss of their land and natural resources to the colonizer, and a decrease in African nationalism.
Thus there was a rise in competition and relationship between the European states became strained. The European states were on edge. Governments had been spending money on what was called "the race to arms", used to encourage European economies however that wasn't all. Europe was subject to resistance from its colonies and constantly waged wars to keep them in line. The Germans, for example, killed more than 100,000 Africans in their East African territories while the French closed universities and executed Indochinese intellectuals.
LECTURE ONE: The Demographic Impact of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade on African Societies The demographic effects of the slave trade are some of the most controversial and debated issues. Tens of millions of people were removed from Africa via the slave trade, and what effect this had on Africa is an important question. Walter Rodney argued that the export of so many people had been a demographic disaster and had left Africa permanently disadvantaged when compared to other parts of the world, and largely explains that continent's continued poverty. He presents numbers that show that Africa's population stagnated during this period, while that of Europe and Asia grew dramatically. According to Rodney all other areas of the economy were disrupted by the slave trade as the top merchants abandoned traditional industries to pursue slaving and the lower levels of the population were disrupted by the slaving itself.
What were the reasons for European imperialism in Africa? Between the 1870s and 1900, Africa faced European imperialist invasion, and was eventually conquested and colonized. By the early twentieth century much of Africa, except Ethiopia and Liberia, had been colonized by Europe. The European invasion into Africa was driven by three main factors, economic advancement, rivalries between countries, and. The primary motivation for European invasion was economic.
Consequent to the political and economic rivalries among the European empires in the last quarter of the 19th century, the partitioning of Africa was how the Europeans avoided warring amongst themselves over Africa. The later years of the 19th century saw the transition from "informal imperialism", by military influence and economic dominance, to the direct rule of a people, which brought about colonial imperialism. The social and economic effects of European Imperialism in Africa are, economy, military, and social class. Africa was a new market for manufactured goods that could be sold for high prices, and was also a source of raw materials that could be manufactured. Although, in the grand scheme of the African economy, it grew to a more global position, the social or individual part, suffered greatly.
In addition, imperialism "also brought jobs and industry to the colonies [and it] introduced the ideas of constitutional government to the Africans," (pg 578 AGS World History). Imperialism caused major negative aspects in Africa. In this case, Africans felt "they that Europeans got more of imperialism than they did," which suggests labors were treated as slaves. " The first step towards whiteness" (History Alive), this is a racist comment from an advertisement. The Europeans saw themselves as superiors over those who are not civilized.
Based upon your readings and class discussions, describe the motivations behind European expansion and its impact on the development of the Caribbean Historical experience. Based upon my readings and participation in class discussions, I have come to the conclusion that the motivation behind European expansion was greed. Once Marco Polo returned to Europe with goods from China and India, merchants began to pass goods from one another in order to make a profit along the trade route. Due to the fact that these goods were rare in Europe, they were very expensive. Leaders of other countries weren’t happy with all the money Europeans were earning because they too wanted to make a profit.
It was necessary for Henry to continue the war as it would have been disastrous to give up on the fight for French land, but war was expensive and it affected the income of many noble families. This caused distress at the home front which was not wholly Henry’s fault. The French were growing in military strength by 1931. With greatly superior resources in men and money, it is easy to conceive how the French managed to reverse the military situation during Henry’s reign. It was exceedingly difficult for Henry to live up to the immensely high standard of success
Although the population of enslaved persons was large, the amount of slaves who died was large as well, due to mistreatment and diseases. In contrast to Brazil, The Caribbean had large productive lands that were transformed into sugarcane, cocoa, coffee, and cotton plantations. Sugarcane plantations were considered most dangerous because they had the highest slave and infant mortality rates. Because of these high mortality rates and large plantations, The Caribbean constantly spent money to replace enslaved workers. Instead of reproducing slaves within their own population, The Caribbean bought new recruits.
The problem with mercenaries is that they were expensive to obtain and even more expensive to retain. Usually, the mercenary would fight for the highest bidder. To counteract the rise in expenses, monarchs imposed more taxes on the people. In conclusion, the