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. Some positive effects on Europeans were that they were able to make a profit from Africa’s natural resources and were able to further their financial gain because they did not have to pay the African workers. A negative effect for the Europeans was that European rulers often lost money in supporting their colonies. Imperialism in Africa had positive and negative consequences on both the Europeans and the Africans. European imperialism caused Africans to suffer many negative consequences.
Colonialism in Kenya had many similarities including the fact that racism in both countries caused major impact on how the countries developed because for example the Kenyan’s were deprived of their right to ; freedom of speech, participation in government, freedom, equality no matter what race, religion or gender. This is very much similar to the Kenyans because a few years before the apartheid the colonialism in Kenya occurred and Kenya was being overruled by the British and this caused Kenyans to be forced into labor which also lead to illogical boundaries being formed and as they used to say Kenyans were like a grasshopper trapped in bottle, meaning that they were also being deprived of their right to freedom because there were limitations on where specific Kenyans could go. Just like the Kenyan’s, the black South African’s weren’t treated with equality due to their skin color/race. They were deprived of their right to freedom because in many areas of South Africa during the time the black South African’s were not allowed to go to many cities in South Africa, they weren’t allowed normal schooling, and even more shocking they were not allowed to sit on the same bench as the white South African’s. Not only this but there was a law on mix marriages, these were not allowed and if mix marriages did occur then the two would be immediately
Eli Sokolow Mr. Asato World History 9 A 2 October 2011 Imperialism in Africa Imperialism in the late nineteenth century in Africa took lives and dignity of the native men, women and children. There are many positive and negative aspects of imperialism during the 1800s and 1900s. During the imperialism era in Africa, the lower races were involved in many wars. Due to these wars, the natives were put into uncomfortable positions in which they were forced to work in the lands. The white foreigners controlled much of the fertile land and mineral resources in Africa, in which the natives worked.
Unfair trade rules forced on poor countries by the World Bank and IMF are having a disastrous effect on local farmers and are putting many of them out of business. Photographer Ian Berry travelled to Ghana with Christian Aid to document the impact of current international trade rules on farmers, traders and poor communities as they struggle to sustain their livelihoods. Just as the 18th century slave trade was about the abuse of economic power and foreign control, so international trading relations between rich and poor countries is much the same today. Is this trading injustice just a modern day slave trade? One of the most striking images of the exhibition was taken with Cape Coast Castle as an imposing backdrop to a thriving local fishing community.
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.
One of the most prominent sources for slaves was Africa. In Africa, slaves would be taken to port cities and thrown into the cargo of ships headed across to the New World and Europe. Due to the fact that no trader cared for these humans as people, they were packed into the cargo of ships, trying to fit in as many as possible. Of course, seeing as the ships had trips that were usually over a month across to the New World, the poorly-treated slaves would end up foul smelling, filthy, ill, and even dead. Conditions aboard these ships after weeks of sailing
Instead of focusing on the obvious unconstitutional and emotional treachery of slavery which is very much overdone, the economic event was very much overlooked. Though its strong economic gain for the entire nation forever impacted our dominance, the negative effects will always pour through. It was the existence of slavery, with its negative impact on politics, economics, and social relations that fatally crippled the South in its bid for independence. The slave trade eventually played a central role in determining the fate of the South, as a business that created a unified South under proslavery ideology and encouraged western migration to preserve the institution of slavery. As mentioned by William Harper, “The cultivation of the great staple crop cannot be carried on without slaves.” (Harper, Memoir in Slavery, 1837) In a time of western expansion and the cotton boom, some slave traders were able to accumulate great wealth from the slave-trading business and sought opportunities to acquire higher social status and financial stability.
The beginning of slavery began as punishments for crimes in Africa, leading to Europe wanting them. Which also lead to the United States also wanting them because of economic problems which started the triangular trade. Free slaves came to happen because of the Confiscation Act of 1862, but even when freed, they were still discriminated and lacked choices to choose from to live their lives. Also, the freed slaves didn’t know what to do to survive on their owns. Slaves were better off than freedmen because they had food and shelter, some slave owners were kind to the slaves, and slaves knew what they had to do.
Slavery in the spanish colonies first started when settlers enslaved natives using then to work on local labor. When the portuguese had an increase in the demand of agricultural products they needed workers but many lives were being talke from native slave, they were not working hard, and diseases from the new world were killing them. this was when they noticed that Aficans were immune to the conditions and diseases. Being a slave in Africa was good for some but ever since the Portuguese came in to the slave trade, life for a slave became harsh. The main reason why the portuguese enslaved aficans was so they can have men to work on plantations.
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.