The discoveries of diamonds in 1867 and gold in 1886 in South Africa increased Europeans interest in colonizing the continent
Europeans wanted to create favorable trade monopolies.
Rule over a place on a small budget. Characterizes colonization in Africa by Europeans.
The Europeans had military advantages such as superior weapons
Still South Africa.
Europeans used highly advanced weaponry that Africans had not yet developed. (Apex 2021)
Europeans wanted to create favorable trade monopolies.
Rule over a place on a small budget. Characterizes colonization in Africa by Europeans.
Yes, it was good for Africa because they were group of savages before the Europeans came and colonized the Africans. The Europeans brought wealth, religion and civilization to the Dark Continent.
Europeans interest in Africa turned from slave trade to colonization due to the increased demand for resources such as minerals, rubber, and ivory, as well as the potential for establishing commercial markets and strategic military positions on the continent. Additionally, advancements in technology and transportation made it easier for European powers to establish control over African territories.
Europeans helped to modernize many nations and create industries and jobs.
The first arrival of Europeans in Kenya was 1498, by the Portuguese. Permanent settlement by Europeans began with the Berlin Conference in 1885, which subdivided East Africa among the European colonialists.
Industrialization gave Europeans the weapons and medicines that allowed them to sublimate the foreign populations in Africa and Asia.
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There were many reasons to the colonization of Africa. Europeans mainly saw it as an opportunity to gain power, wealth, resources, labor, trading partners, etc. as well as an an opportunity for exploration and spreading Christianity. Europeans were also experiencing an era of Social-Darwinism, where they believed Europeans were superior to all others and should thus dominate.
The countries that were independent durning the European Colonization in Africa was Liberia and Ethiopia
The Europeans had military advantages such as superior weapons
It increased ethnic tensions in Africa.