The driving forces behind European imperialism in Africa…
The main driving force behind European Imperialism was economics such as resources and money. People are ruled by greed and it is a bigger motivator compared to imperialism. Europeans needed these resources in order to make new and improved finished goods which is seen in document D, where all the resources were used in order to make necessities such as, fabrics for clothes and other items that could bring a substantial amount of income. This immense amount of income can be seen on Document F which depicts just how much they were able to reap with all these new resources. Europe benefited from this situation because now they had more resource and were able to use them in order to advance.…
Imperialism DBQ Essay In the 19th and 20th centuries Europe (the stronger nation) dominated Africa (the weaker nation) economically,politically,culturally, and militarily. It all started in 1880 when European started slowly to control countries in Africa then it began to go faster, starting the scramble for Africa. The European brought imperialism in the 19-20th centuries to Africa to gain power,resources,and other things that could profit them.…
There was a lot going on in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with the Industrial Revolution starting and exploration around the world was beginning, more and more powerful people were fighting over who gets what land and this created competition, which then brought on imperialism in africa because that land hadn’t been “claimed” yet. Many people wonder what the main driving force or reasons for imperialism in Africa, imperialism is an action by a strong nation to take control of another country. The main three reasons for imperialism beginning in Africa, are competition, the industrial revolution and exploration. Industrial Revolution was just beginning in Europe and it was spreading, this was a huge part of imperialism in Africa. In document C it shows a chart and in this chart there is the new things that were being invented such as, faster forms of transportation, treatment for new tropical diseases, communication over long distances, a quicker and cheaper method of manufacturing, and new weapons to make their soldiers even stronger.…
By taking control over Africans, European imperialism left the nation unprepared for their own independence, changing all aspects of Africans lives negatively. European imperialism took control over Africans lives politically. By controlling their entire government. Many countries were trying to gain power with the politics in Africa. Some of the countries…
The last reason for the European imperialism in Africa is the strong influence of Anglo-Saxonism. Africa was deprived of its rights, freedoms, resources, and culture all due to white…
The economic reason that led to the imperialism was the need to expand their emporium. Except not to just expand their market but to expand it globally. The reason behind that was because they couldn’t sell it domestically so they sold their goods all around the world. Another reason why was because people gained more profit in foreign investments. Economic reasons and need for cheap labor and a constant supply of raw materials such as “coffee, tea, tobacco, sugar, chocolate, oils, and rubber” (Tusan, lecture, October 18, 2017) resulted in the colonization of parts of the world so their economy can be efficient.…
European nations found themselves in a scramble for political power and economic wealth nearing the beginning of the 1880s. The industrial revolution’ boom spurred European nations to search for new markets and raw materials to satisfy and grow their economies. The number of European colonies a nation owned symbolized their political power over other nations, therefore creating a political desire for power and possession of colonies within Europe. Many Europeans were also driven to civilize the barbaric African people and the backwardness of their societies. The motivations for the Age of Imperialism were constituted by an exploration for new economic opportunities, a hunger for political power, and the idea of social superiority of European…
Throughout the history, the desire of expanding “land” started imperialism. From the ancient Persian Empire to World War 2, the purpose of expanding territories by going through countless of wars and battle was to grab natural recourses, food to gain more power and ruling its government under control. What might happened in ancient times is still happening in modern society, especially in Africa. The land dispossession of rural African-communities dates back to colonial and post independent eras, land grabbing has intensively picked pace since the food crisis of 2007-2008. (Kachika, 2013) Ironically, in Sub-Saharan Africa, the number of people living in poverty increased from 184 million in 1985 to 216million in 1990, and 300 million in 2000 (Van Crowder,…
In the 1870’s, a trade was sent to occur, although causing a sweep of imperialistic behavior from many other countries surrounding belgium. Soon after this trade portugal, France, Great Britain and many other countries saw the potential in the land called Africa. This act was known as “The Scramble for Africa.” Africa was explored by many European…
I don’t think there is one most important factor which contributed to the "New Imperialism" of the late 1800s but instead is twofold; Economics and Political because since the countries that took over Africa was industrialized they needed resources and when they saw a country full of resources they wanted control over both the resources and the people. They more industrialized a country was the more power it had because it can take over another country easily. The more land they owned to the more spread across the world the one country is. Think about the Boer war it was over The Dutch and British wanted a region in Africa because of resources. Also The Europeans countries they did not stop at just have resources they wanted the most which leads to the most power.…
One of the main reasons the Europeans took over the land was for the good trading and resources in Africa. There were many important resources in Africa that would be useful to the Europeans, like cotton, gold, rubber, sisal, coal, zinc, copper, ivory, etc. Europeans wanted to take over the land so they could use the resources in Africa to make useful things like fabrics, fuel, food products, rope, coins, and other useful items (Doc D). If Europeans took over Africa, they'd be able to trade with a larger variety of people and countries, which meant getting a larger variety of resources (Doc A). After the Europeans took over Africa, they used the resources there to their best advantage; the Europeans sold and traded lots of the resources in…
This paper’s goal is to describe the effects of imperialism on modern Africa. This paper will compare many of the countries that were affected by imperialism, and look at both the positive and negative aspects of imperialism, such as the increase of education and the abuse of the African people. I will also look at the countries that used imperialism, and look how they benefited. By the time this essay is finished I hope to know the best and the worst of imperialism in Africa. And understand why some countries felt the need to conquer smaller countries.…
A thorough examination of the source is required before a judgement can be undertaken as to what extent the perspective of the source should be embraced. The main message of the source is that because of Europeans many Africans are enjoying life similar to Europeans. The source states that without Europe's involvement in Africa many Technological advancements would not have come to Africa. The motive of the writer of this source is too explain to his/her readers that Africa would be worse off without European colonization. The initial reader response would be appalled, or confused due to the fact that Africans would have a better life if they adopted to the way of life Europeans had set for them during colonization.…
Imperialism emerged from the early medieval modernization concept that began in the late 16th century post Renaissance and catholic reformation. Imperialism is the practice of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force. Imperialism was the idea that perpetuated the colonization of country; colonization involves the domination and subjugation of a group of people by another. Imperialism is the process of indirect political influence or control over weak states by much more powerful ones (Chanda 177). There are several examples of colonial powers, the most influential being Britain, France, Spain and The Netherlands.…