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Liberia successfully resisted colonization because of an alliance with the United States ( Apex 2021)
It left many African countries with the foundation to build modern economies.
African military forces focused on fighting one another rather than European armies.
It motivated other European countries to seek African colonies for their economic benefit.
The reason why many African countries (such as Libya) did not become nation states until after World WWII was because of European imperialism.
As was the case for most countries that came under the ownership of a European country, Brazil was impacted by imperialism. First of all, the language, Portuguese, came from the European country of Portugal. Many aspects of European culture were passed on, including that of Carnival, perhaps Brazil's most famous tradition. In addition, African slaves were introduced to the country, and they went on to have a great impact on the racial makeup of the country.