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Effects of European Rule

Effects of European Rule. 1. New Economic Systems. Raw materials to European factories. b. Money economy instead of trading Africans required to pay taxes Left home to work in mines and on farms Disrupted the family. 2. Material Improvements. Roads, railroads and telegraphs

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Effects of European Rule

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  1. Effects of European Rule

  2. 1. New Economic Systems • Raw materials to European factories

  3. b. Money economy instead of trading • Africans required to pay taxes • Left home to work in mines and on farms • Disrupted the family

  4. 2. Material Improvements • Roads, railroads and telegraphs • Africans forced to work on the improvements for low wages • Encouraged migration of workers, weakened the family and village

  5. b. Improved hospitals and medical care c. Elementary schools for Africans • Learned European history and culture

  6. African Nationalism • Nationalism: Sense of pride in and devotion to one’s country • Africans realized they would have to unify to win independence

  7. Pan-Africanism • Called for unifying all of Africa • Early 1900s • “Africa for the Africans”

  8. Independence • Post-WWII • European countries weakened by war • USSR and US spoke out against European rule in Africa • 1950s-1970s – African countries gained independence

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