French, Belgian, And British Imperialism In Africa

Although Africa managed to prevent the majority of Europe from navigating and invading African land for 400 years, suddenly the French began to take control over West Africa which thus lead more European countries to compete for land. Unfortunately, while establishing colonies, they neglected the fact that Africa had consisted of hundreds of ethnic groups, therefore forcing some together and splitting others apart. Over a half dozen countries including the French, Belgian, and British began imperializing in hopes to influence and improve Africa while giving them the chance to flourish, however this also lead to changing Africa's political, economic, and social life. Imperialism in Africa significantly altered the lives of many after the Europeans

Therefore, Africa’s extremely rich resources for minerals caused them to become intrigued as they thought about the possibilities and amount of raw materials they could bring. Other than money, their ambition evoked a need for for control, land, and power. The British authority indirectly controlled Nigeria to create future leaders and avoid rebellion. Slavery in parts of the West African coast was outlawed by the British in order to gain assistance in overpowering more land. In a different manner, others such as the French and German controlled their colonies with direct control and used paternalism and assimilation. To spread christianity and introduce European rule and civilization, they demanded African Americans to abandon their authority figures, cultures, and customs, thus overall changing their

New advancements in technology brought into the country without a question made critical improvements possible. In the past, Africa remained slightly isolated from the other countries, although with the introduction of industrialization, economic expansion flourished and improved as colonies became prosperous in the international market. The French’s intentions to influence and alter African American culture into their own was bitter sweet. While they consequently lead to the demise of some religions and customs, they helped spread christianity. Cultural imperialism allowed people to begin thinking democratically as they started to accept European culture and values. The reason being that with new belief systems spreading, people started to form positive values and begin believing in political and equal rights. Europeans significantly impacted those they conquered by bringing technological improvement which lead to new factories, schools, hospitals, and transportation, unfortunately, their educational system further destroyed old traditions and