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AFRICAN I M P E R I A L I S M BEFORE & AFTER

AFRICAN I M P E R I A L I S M BEFORE & AFTER. IMPERIALISM. A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially or economically. REASONS. Expanding commercial trade Increased exploration

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AFRICAN I M P E R I A L I S M BEFORE & AFTER

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  1. AFRICANIMPERIALISMBEFORE & AFTER

  2. IMPERIALISM • A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially or economically.

  3. REASONS • Expanding commercial trade • Increased exploration • Possession of military and technological superiority necessary to control Africa

  4. EUROPEAN COLONIALISMMOTIVES • Need for raw materials for Industrial Revolution • Africa is an important market for Europe’s manufactured goods • Growing rivalries among European powers • Military & strategic interests • Obligation for whites to “civilize” & “Christianize” the Africans who were perceived as inferior..”White Man’s Burden”

  5. EFFECTS OF IMPERIALISM ON EUROPEANS • Heightened nationalism & military confrontations • Cost of colonization was offset by economic gains • Hatred for African culture further reinforced racism throughout

  6. NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF IMPERIALISM ON AFRICA • New political regions forced unification of culturally diverse people leading to tribal conflicts • Africa’s resources were exploited without consideration of economic or ecological consequences • Europeans instituted cash crop farming which created food shortages & made Africa dependent on imported food • Reinforced white superiority & downgraded traditional African cultures

  7. POSITIVE EFFECTS OF IMPERIALISM ON AFRICA • Europeans introduced currency & banking systems along with democratic ideals & legal systems • Introduced Africans to ideals such as independence, human rights & self-determination • Improved medicine & health care (vaccinations to reduce death & diseases) • Improved education & literacy • Improved roads, bridges, railways & telecommunication

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