Analyze the impact of European colonization on the continent of Africa.
Historically, attempts at economic development have resulted in varying degrees of success and failure, nowhere is this more evident that in Africa. In the early part of the twentieth century Africa was " partitioned, conquered, and occupied effectively by industrialized European colonizers" (Mokhtar 2002 267). Although the European colonizers are long gone and the days of apartheid are behind, Africa one of the richest nations in the world is now under-developed, and has been left to deal with the effects of racism, the destruction of it's economic, cultural, and social structure which has made it almost impossible for Africans to enjoy true independence.
One of the first European nations to colonize Africa was France; much is to be said about "the French who ruled over the largest area of territory in Africa" (Nkrumah 2002 275). French policy can perhaps best be examined in the colonization of Algeria, the French actually "tried to make the country an integral part of France" (Nkrumah 2002 275). The French alone are responsible for the cultural disenfranchisement of many Africans. Through a system of direct -rule, French colonizers introduced assimilation, a practice that sought out to create an elite class of Africans. These select Africans had to abandoned all their culture and heritage, and accept Euro centric thoughts and ideals to become a part of the French's elite class. The Portuguese on the other hand " altogether tried to change the cultural structure of Africa" by creating a class structure based upon skin color. (Tomlinson Lecture 2-16-04) Africans were granted access to education and other privileges based upon the darkness, or lightness of their skin. These systems created hostilities between fellow Africans, and separated Africans from one another creating territorial boundaries, and later increasing ethnic conflicts between Africans.
African colonization had many major affects on Africa and its people. ... European colonization had many effects on Africa. ... European colonization in Africa had a impact on religion. ... Colonization had many affects on the lives and of the Africans. ... African colonization had a major affect on African culture....
Colonizers, therefore, were allowed to have conquered the rest of the non-European globe with ridiculous ease . ... It was simply the ruler and the ruled as the colonized peoples of Asia and Africa had no aspiration to even rebel as, historian Henri Grimal stated, "the desire for independence was barely perceptible" . ... Within Europe, however, liberal feelings perpetuated by democratization (Anzpenger 14) began to affect colonial policy as skeptics openly voiced their disdain with colonial exploitation. ... Coincidentally, each alliance consisted of European Empires that had colonies in...
Europeans went into the area and tried to colonize it. ... Europeans thought they were benefiting the natives of Africa. ... Europeans also helped civilize Africa. ... Europeans affected the continent of Africa in many ways. ... Even though everything happened a long time ago, European affects are still seen today....
Achebe traced the tragic outcome of a European collision with African civilization. ... Throughout the novel, it became apparent that the African people had their own complex society before the Europeans colonized them. ... From the slave trade, to colonization, and finally to the sending of Christian missionaries to convert Africans, Europeans were involved in Nigerian society for several years. Although the natives and Europeans experienced many conflicts with each other, the result of the conflicts was the formation of an African country that possessed more African morals than European m...
Advances in technology, changes in politics and government, and economic fluctuations, to name only a few examples, all affect how members of a particular culture view themselves and their place in the world. ... When Great Britain first colonized Jamaica, a type of social system was created. ... The bi-polar structure of Caribbean societies presented by Mintz above is a direct result, as Benitez-Rojo would agree, of the European's economic interest in the Caribbean for the Plantation. ... Many want to whiten the race by denying the African, even if you are black. ... He tends to separate...
In fact trading posts was all Europe could establish when trading with Africa. They could only set up trading posts on the coast of Africa because Europeans were easily susceptible to African diseases. ... The discovery of quinine allowed Europeans to now travel deep into Africa and take direct control over a majority of the continent. ... These technological developments and other influences triggered a rush to seize territory and the rise of European colonization. ... People argue the fall of colonization began with Europe and others argue it began with the colonies. ...
Education plays a key role in the freedom of those who were oppressed by the early European colonizers and still lie vital to the break of success of all who seek freedom. ... The fight between Indians and Europeans existed since the day colonizers came onto Indian Territory and claimed their land. As colonizers expanded its land, they pushed the Indians further westward out of their homes. ... In the 1840's more European's began to migrate to California ignoring the fact that Mexicans lived there before. ... One of the affects from the Giddy Multitude was Shakespeare's Tempest ...
Back in early African history, Europeans colonized and infiltrated African civilizations in order to make a profit and to be known as a superior nation. By doing this, European colonists changed and transformed the traditional African lifestyle. African's were willing to let the colonists join them, but the Europeans went too far when they took over governments and tried to rule over the Africans. This colonization led to many problems in Africa that still affect modern day Africa. According to the European Colonization map, it shows that France and Great Britain ruled most of the North...
They are the hybrid result of African honey bees mating with European honey bees. ... The Africanized bees are likely to be more common then European bees, because they nest in places European bees do not. ... By the 1980's the bees had reached Central America and soon colonized Mexico. ... A hive run by a European queen is less aggressive as one run by an Africanized queen. ... The Africanized honey bees greatly affect honey profits because they produce much less honey then European honey bees. ...