Enemy tribes were often forced to live together, which resulted in civil wars over the years. These wars, however, were not the only effects that European imperialism had on Africa. Some effects were great for the Europeans and Africans, but others only benefited the mother countries at the colonists’ expense. Document 1 clearly illustrates how the mother countries benefited at the expense of the
In chapter 17, Prelude to the European conquest of Africa, British abolitionists create a colony called Freetown were freed African slaves settled. It was a safe haven for freed slaves. This was sort of a shift from what Europeans originally used Africa for, which was the trading of slaves and gold. Everything Europeans needed was accessible on the Western coast of Africa, resulting in the interior to rarely be ventured. One man who argued that slavery was inefficient was Scottish philosopher Adam Smith.
Smaller decentralized places used the guerrilla warfare the most. Their biggest tactic was using what is called the hit-and-run technique. Direct military was used more with centralized states, and their armies were more professional. (Iweriebor, 2011) The conflict was Europe colonizing Africa for their economic value, and Africa did not agree with this. They used tactics such as trying to create an agreement through a treaty and even resorting in forming two branches of militaries.
However, the British did try to revive their African empire in the late 40’s and early 50’s but their sudden fall into a steep imperial decline with the Suez crises saw individuals like Macmillan to acknowledge that decolonisation was the only way forward, as it would be more beneficial for Britain to decolonise than to resist the rise of nationalism. However, was the road to decolonisation solely due to the British economic decline or did African nationalist such as Kwame Nkrumah drove the British out of Africa? When looking at the colonization of British Africa, Cecil Rhodes played a major part with his British South African Company. His “Cape to Cairo” dream envisioned British rule stretching from south to north. Through the whole of Africa bringing trade opportunities for the British South African Company with it and the only way he saw this was possible was to colonise this land.
But if we think about it, without the Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act, things might have never of changed. African Americans could still be treated like slaves and not treated like human beings. America would still be a very segregated place. Freedom Summer was a very dark time in American history but all in all, America has turned out pretty good. It’s no doubt that America was not the most favorable place during this time period for most, if not all African Americans.
So how free were Blacks in the North? The answer to that question is, not very. Although they did have some freedoms they still had many more restrictions. This document will show you the many more restrictions than freedoms Blacks in the North actually had. The few freedoms blacks in the North had, according to Document A, were the right to vote, but only in five states!
Research Paper 4 Question: How did imperialism help and eventually hurt powers in Europe? Imperialism helped European powers by giving confidence to the European government. It hurt them by bringing conflict with the British and china causing the Opium war, also a major part of European imperialism was the colonization of Africa and India... The Europeans made a big name for themselves during the late 1800s, early 1900s, they ran through countries like Africa for the fact that they could. They caused a lot of hatred towards them that evolved into more… Along with expanses, there came abusive power from the European countries.
Compared to the relatively easy access of property at the beginning of his life, when Anthony Johnson died, his property was seized by the government because he was considered to be an outsider due to the color of his skin. Thus, as slavery proceeded further in time in the American political and economic system, racism followed. It was not the other way around. Therefore, since it is known that racism was not a direct link to slavery, it must be argued that the only logical cause of racism, then, was a globalization mentality that was held by colonists and the British. The fact that the Spanish, the main competitors of the British, were
The Road to Colonization The British succeeded in colonizing Nigeria. The Christian missionaries succeeded in laying the foundation for British rule. The Ibo tribe of lower Nigeria succeeded in letting the missionaries gain a foothold in their society, and as a result they lost much of their cultural identity under the rule of the British. However all of this might not have happened if it was not for the ethically flawed basis on which many of the Ibo’s native customs rested. As demonstrated in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, these customs undermined the Ibo society’s unity during the time they needed it most.
North America is fond of their political stability and feel like it is more superior and therefore view the African government negatively. Countries such as Canada and the United States are democratic, effecting the way Africa is viewed, specifically pertaining to their government, war and the army/rebels. In The Bite of the Mango , Yabom (a reporter from England) shares with Mariatu the history of Sierra Leone and it's differences from America: “The British had tried to modernize Sierra Leone and make the country run like a modern nation. Sierra Leone only became a recognized country after the 1960's. There was much corruption among government officials, look around you!”[3].