This left Africa with a reduced supply of capable workers and leaders when they became independent. The impact of European imperialism is still felt today. Many resources were exploited, the peoples’ religion was changed, and tribal wars have led to civil wars in places like Rwanda and
Agriculture tended to be inefficient and backward, particularly in the South where the ‘latifondi’ dominated. The industrial development that did occur did so exclusively in the North and this reinforced an existing economic divide between North and South, as the North was developing economically and the south remained backward and deprived of industry. Poor economic conditions resulted in large-scale emigration particularly to North America. Therefore, the basis of the division within Italy was economic failure, and as the economics of a country is fundamental to its success, the north-south divide in relation to economics was a significant attribute to the weaknesses of the
The situation was unavoidable, and destined to happen eventually; however, Bacon’s Rebellion may be attributed to a multitude of causes, all of which lead to strife in the Virginia Colony. In addition, there were a large number of issues within the colony. During this time, the economy was a tremendous concern. Another overriding concern was the tobacco, which was the main agricultural crop, and prices declined as well as increased competition between the colonies. Commercial competition grew between Maryland, Virginia, and the Carolinas, as well as the English market, which became increasingly restricted.
This change is slow to occur due to many factors but most importantly its delay is because of lingering restrictive norms, which still plague minority groups to this day. This new form of inequality has been created through the evolution of colonialism into the now state centric view of capitalism. The reformulation of imperialism into capitalism has created further economic and social discrepancies between western nations and undeveloped nations. This new form of global inequality now back by governments allows for legal exploitation of resources in developing nations. This has in part help create the divisions between rural and urban by tagging rural societies as ethnic groups and un-democratic and urban areas as reformed and democratic.
It’s tragic poverty stems from human greed and power, a brutal history of colonial subjugation, one that caused an unexpected and globally destruction. Both the international community and Haiti's rulers have caused the destruction of Haiti's economy. International forces had a long term impact on Haiti and its economic development dating back from slavery. The French Colonization had a major impact on Haiti’s economy. African slave labor became vital to Saint-Domingue’s economic development; one of the primary reasons that Haiti was such a productively rich land was because of slave labor.
[12] Ghana is a constitutional democracy divided into ten administrative regions, and the world's 56th−most inhabited nation with a population of approximately 27 million as of 2014. [5] Ghana's varied geography includes savannas, woodlands, forests, a coastal line, springs, cave systems, mountains, estuaries, wildlife parks, and nature reserves. [13][14][15] The coast of Ghana stretches 560 kilometres (350 miles) and includes a rich assortment of culturally significant castles, forts, ports and harbors. [15] Prior to colonization by the British empire in the early-20th century, Ghana was the site of numerous kingdoms and empires; the most powerful being the Akan Kingdom of Ashanti. [16] In 1957, it became the first African nation to declare independence from European colonization.
There are several reasons and causes for the wars, including growing religious tensions, weak monarchs, foreign intervention, the role of Catherine de Medici and the existence of weak Kings coupled with strong Nobles. These factors provided shaky foundations, which, when confronted with a collapsing economy, led to rebellion and civil war. One of the most important reasons for war in the second half of the century was the existence of weak kings. During the first half of the century, France was led by domineering Monarchs, who kept control with an authoritarian style. In addition, the wars only ended when a strong King returned to the Throne; Henry IV after the ninth war.
Somalia: A Lost Cause Somalia once known as a peaceful beautiful country inhabited with nomadic tribes is now known to the world as a dangerous territory stricken by famine and an on-going civil war. In the 7th and 8th century the immigrant Muslim Arabs and Persians settled in the coast of Somalia and used it for trading posts as it was the middle of the Aden and Indian ocean coasts. This was a start for Mogadishu trading station. The nomads living in Somali were starting to build a country as well as moving into the Ethiopian territory. Centuries on Somalia had now been colonised by three different foreign countries The French taking over Djibouti, Italians have colonised southern Somali renaming it Italian Somaliland and last the British colonising British Somaliland in the northern region.
mi), Algeria is the tenth-largest country in the world and the largest in Africa, and in the Mediterranean. (2) The country is bordered in the northeast by Tunisia, in the east by Libya, in the west by Morocco, in the southwest by Western Sahara, Mauritania, and Mali, in the southeast by Niger, and in the north by the Mediterranean Sea. Regarding ethnicity in Algeria, the Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of Algeria and are believed to be the ancestral stock on which elements from the Phoenicians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Turks as well as other ethnic groups have contributed to the ethnic makeup of Algeria. (3) Descendants of Andalusian refugees are also present in the population of Algiers and other cities. (4) The overwhelming majority of Algerians are Berbers in origins, but a majority identifies with an Arabic-based culture.
These failed leaderships have often led to civil war, negatively impacting further on the economy of the country. Some examples include Egypt, Libya, Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) and Zimbabwe. Governments in various countries of Africa have also led to it downfall. The reasons for these failing governments are because of negligent leadership. These leaders’ motives are only for the benefit of themselves.