In this course we have been understanding and realizing on the way of how Europeans expanded into the African nation gain from them within the political and economical region. With the Europeans expansion happening in the 19th century it has been well benefited. Some of those benefits have included were with the forming of a more formal government, the African people becoming more civilized and the introduction of the Christian religion. This benefitted with the Europeans expanding into Africa because of all the great accomplishments which took place in the 19th Century. These were many reasons as to why the Europeans benefited from expansion even though they were fully aware of the what they will gain from the expansion. In the book The African …show more content…
First, there was a demand for raw materials which occurred an outrageous times. This industry of demand came with natural resources, human resources, and money resources. In the 19th century the Europeans did not have an abundant portion of resource which was a major downfall in their economy. Soon, the Europeans managed to have the right labor and also produced good earnings for the trades in Europe. But, with relying on raw materials from the other nations it lacked when being traded. Because this becomes such a struggle the europeans urged for their government to settle with Africa to assure for the goods of raw materials. In 1878 because most of Africa was unexplored it was a hard way for the Europeans to have their trade as there were known to be the most efficient and reliable but because the of the lack of resource it became complicated in the economy where they soon were lacking on the trades and promises they kept to other nations. As soon as Africa was found there was no longer any need to not believe in the European trade as they were alliance with a new nation (Africa) the Europeans had their title again as an efficient and reliable source of
Conquest and colonization has always played a role in the history of European powers. Throughout the centuries many different European empires have attempted to make their mark on multiple different continents. Some have found success, while others have failed. One case in particular, in which European nations could not quite find stability, was in North America. Factors such as the American Revolution, U.S. westward expansion, and the Monroe Doctrine pushed European nations out of North America. Afterwards, the late 19th century marked the beginning of New Imperialism. As New Imperialism began, Africa became important to European nations in their “Scramble for Africa”.
Throughout the 19th century, European Imperialism had a major effect on Africa. As countries expanded in terms of wealth, resources, and innovation, more territory and workers were needed. The first solution to solve these problems was to begin colonizing in Africa. The driving force for imperialism in Europe and Africa was mainly economical. This economical approach was established through many ways including cultural and nationalistic ideas.
The Scramble for Africa occurred because as the slave trade ended, capitalists saw Africa as a continent that they could now exploit through legitimate trade. European capitalists have found new ways to make money off the continent. With greater exploration of the continent, even more valuable resources were found. The encouragement of legitimate trade in Africa brought Europeans flocking to colonize Africa. Africa lost their independence, and along with it, their control over their natural resources.
In the 19th century Europeans took over Africa in an act known as African Imperialism. Europeans had hardy known much about Africa in the early 19th century, but as time went on they started to notice the abundant resources and plentiful land. With the knowledge of such things there were 3 main motives that drove Europeans to imperialism. The primary motive was the economic gain and money they make, the second motive was political competition, the final main motive was morality or the white man's burden.
Political competition drove Europeans to take over Africa. According to document A, seven European countries held African colonies by the year 1914. Because many European nations rulers were related, they were in constant competition
In conclusion, during the 15th and 16th centuries Europeans visited the Atlantic Coast in the African states to observe for gold and silvers. They took advantage of the Africans to get their desires when the Africans acknowledged them to be equal which drove into Africa’s downfall.
The results of European colonialism shows that the aim of colonialism is to exploit the human and economic resources of an area to benefit the colonizing nation. As a result, the nation that is colonized is affected negatively. In reality, how Europe really affected Africa as a whole is much
During the mid 1800’s the U.S. government exerted policies that had monumental effects on the American people. The citizens had been directly put under the influence of Manifest Destiny. The attitude shown by Americans at this time marked the new era of travel and expansion westward. Manifest Destiny was a mission the people could not disregard, the policies towards Native Americans, policies that encouraged westward expansion, how the Americans profited by it all show what led up to mark history in the era of good feelings.
America is suppose to be the land of opportunity, the land of the free and brave, where all dreams come true. However, throughout history there has been certain situations where this ideal was not completely fulfilled. America was mainly founded and built on immigrants and since the very first days waves of different nationalities have traveled to the Americas. Immigrants come looking for new opportunities in education, employment, health and well-being, political participation and civic participation. In 18th century the first waves of european immigration started to rise, without any restrictions a plethora of different ethnic group started coming to the Americas seeking opportunities. This all resulted in some laws, that are still present to this day, restricting some legal rights for all immigrants wishing to stay.
Africa has always been mysterious to the rest of the world. The Greeks and the Romans traded with the peoples of Northern Africa. However, they thought that the land mass went no farther south than present day Somalia. In fact, Alexander the Great even considered shipping supplies for his armies around this smaller Africa to India. This same idea continued well into the 15th and 16th centuries until it was discovered that Africa has an extremely large southern protrusion making the second largest continent in the world after Asia. These vast areas used to bring Africa wealth well into the 18th and 19th centuries, trading gold, salt, and also people. Their greatest wealth actually came from this slave trade; they wouldn’t trade their friends and brothers but the enemies that they captured in their inter-tribal wars. As the slave trade wore down after the 1880’s the Europeans started to take over large swaths of land. Like in Arabia the strongest European countries came together with a map and some straightedges and divided the continent among them. Soon the countries put in provisional governments and wrote up constitutions in French and English and left them on their relative lonesome. Most of the problems associated with Africa are caused by the misconceptions that Africa got poor but that the rest of the world got rich.
History casts a dark shadow on the entire issue of black assimilation in the United States. Since the beginning of slavery in the Americas, people of African descent were oppressed and exploited purely on the blackness of their skin. The Post Revolutionary era “era of freedom” hindered every aspect of African American life; blacks measured as less than human beings, facing discrimination up close and personal. Despite these odds, the latter half of the 18th century illustrates how African Americans molded their identity in America to establish their own social, political, and economic institutions thus, developing an African American identity.
All throughout American history people have been experiencing prejudice, whether it is because of their race, their class, their ethnicity, etc. Another deciding characteristic of inequality is gender. American women during the turn of the 19th century were constantly treated like they were inferior to men. Men got better everything from food, to clothes, to opportunities and jobs. Women didn’t have control over their belongings, their ideas, or even their bodies. They faced a constant struggle of conflict between standing up for themselves, and remaining obedient to the men in their lives.
The explanations for Europe’s colonization of Africa, then, are as diverse and manifold as the conjectures of history will allow. It is likely that each supposition contains some elements of reality and holds some explanatory power. However, it is probably the combination of several suppositions that is best suited to capture the motivating factors. It becomes us to bear in mind that the conquest of Africa was not carried out by a monolithic entity with a single set of objectives. Consequently, the question “Why did Europe colonize Africa?” demands a thorough exploration of all factors, domestic and foreign, influencing a particular state’s conquest in a particular part of the African continent.
There is no doubt that European colonialism has left a grave impact on Africa. Many of Africa’s current and recent issues can trace their roots back to the poor decisions made during the European colonial era. Some good has resulted however, like modern medicine, education, and infrastructure. Africa’s history and culture have also been transformed. It will take many years for the scars left by colonization to fade, but some things may never truly disappear. The fate of the continent may be unclear, but its past provides us with information on why the present is the way it is.
The Europeans saw Africa as being a great place to obtain all types of resources, from labor to natural materials. Items such as cotton, coal, rubber, copper, tin, gold, and other metals were considered very valuable and readily available in Africa (Nardo). The industrial revolution had already become a strong influence on the countries that attended the Conference. They had spent the past 400 years gathering slaves from Africa that provided cheap labor for them. ....