In as much as colonialism was beneficial to some African countries, its effect on most colonized countries was profoundly negative. The common belief is that Europeans went to Africa, stole resources, destroyed vibrant cultures, and orchestrated mass murders that are remembered to date (Reyntjens 241). Contrastingly, the perspective that existed over 100 years ago was that Europe provided the rest of the world with advanced institutions that they were unable to develop in their respective countries. To them, this was bringing civilization to the world. Both theories are accurate to some extent. It is correct that Europeans took resources and killed many people in various places as they put a stop to the indigenous cultural practices (Reyntjens
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Colonists presumed their superiority over others and valued their relationships with those geographically and physically close to them (Newbury 12). Based on this racism, the Hamitic hypothesis was created. According to this hypothesis, northern pastoralists had initiated civilization to the African continent using infiltration. This meant that the Tutsi, who originated from Ethiopia, brought civilization to the Hutu. The traditional togas attire confirms their connection to the Northern Africa Roman colonies (Newbury 15). The Tutsi were perceived to be more intelligent as compared to the Hutu who were labeled dumb but loyal. As such, this ethnic profiling extended even to job opportunities where the Tutsi enjoyed administrative positions. Nevertheless, it must be noted that political, ethnic groups existed long before the colonial period (Waldorf 106). The racist European ideologies swept the entire country leading to the idea of a superior race. This was further coupled up by the European colonial policies and taken up the Rwandan nationals. Furthermore, authorities relied on cattle ownership as a sorting criterion when classifying tribal groups (Waldorf 109). Persons with ten or more cows were labeled as Tutsi while those with fewer branded Hutu. These identification cards provided information to Hutu extremists as they knew who to kill during the …show more content…
By this time, the Whites already own most land in South Africa. This law was instituted to ensure the status quo is maintained. The Apartheid government passed other laws which further divided the races. For example, they banned inter-racial marriages. The creation of the Bantustans, which were the designated homelands for the majority Black South Africans, resulted in the displacement of millions of Blacks from multi-racial areas (Keegan 212). The conflict further escalated with the Sharpeville massacre of 1960, where 69 Blacks were killed in a confrontation with the police. They were protesting a law that required them to carry passbooks as identification documents. The attention of the international community was now in South Africa. The Western governments were opposed to Apartheid, and as a result, South Africa was excluded from the 1964 Olympics. The climax of the Apartheid was during the 1976 Soweto uprising where hundreds of South African high school students were killed during protests laws that forced them to learn foreign languages (Keegan
Colonists presumed their superiority over others and valued their relationships with those geographically and physically close to them (Newbury 12). Based on this racism, the Hamitic hypothesis was created. According to this hypothesis, northern pastoralists had initiated civilization to the African continent using infiltration. This meant that the Tutsi, who originated from Ethiopia, brought civilization to the Hutu. The traditional togas attire confirms their connection to the Northern Africa Roman colonies (Newbury 15). The Tutsi were perceived to be more intelligent as compared to the Hutu who were labeled dumb but loyal. As such, this ethnic profiling extended even to job opportunities where the Tutsi enjoyed administrative positions. Nevertheless, it must be noted that political, ethnic groups existed long before the colonial period (Waldorf 106). The racist European ideologies swept the entire country leading to the idea of a superior race. This was further coupled up by the European colonial policies and taken up the Rwandan nationals. Furthermore, authorities relied on cattle ownership as a sorting criterion when classifying tribal groups (Waldorf 109). Persons with ten or more cows were labeled as Tutsi while those with fewer branded Hutu. These identification cards provided information to Hutu extremists as they knew who to kill during the …show more content…
By this time, the Whites already own most land in South Africa. This law was instituted to ensure the status quo is maintained. The Apartheid government passed other laws which further divided the races. For example, they banned inter-racial marriages. The creation of the Bantustans, which were the designated homelands for the majority Black South Africans, resulted in the displacement of millions of Blacks from multi-racial areas (Keegan 212). The conflict further escalated with the Sharpeville massacre of 1960, where 69 Blacks were killed in a confrontation with the police. They were protesting a law that required them to carry passbooks as identification documents. The attention of the international community was now in South Africa. The Western governments were opposed to Apartheid, and as a result, South Africa was excluded from the 1964 Olympics. The climax of the Apartheid was during the 1976 Soweto uprising where hundreds of South African high school students were killed during protests laws that forced them to learn foreign languages (Keegan