Caribbe's Things Fall Apart

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It is 2030 and the United States government are debating about colonizing struggling countries in South America. In the past, many wealthy countries have colonized struggling countries. For example, Europe colonized Africa in hopes that the different cultures would benefit from each other, but instead this lead to many conflicts and violence. Europe abused its power and basically stole everything that made Africa unique. The Europeans noticed that Africa had many resources that would be beneficial to them and they wanted total control and became controlling and selfish. With that being said, South America also has many things to offer, that could benefit the United States, but it also has many things that the United states are not adapted to. …show more content…
In the story “Things Fall Apart” it said, “Many people, even in the non-centralized areas, fought colonial with every means at their disposal.”(Things Fall Apart.2012.para.13). The word about colonizing countries would spread and then everyone will want to share their own opinions about the situation. If someone disagrees with what you are doing this will lead to rebellious acts and the more people you will have to deal with. The Europeans made it hard to live a good life in Africa. In the short story “The Independence of the Congo” it says “And, finally, who will forget the hangings or the firing squads where so many...perished. From all this, my brothers, we have deeply suffered,”(Lumumba.1961.para.7). Colonizing Africa was a selfish act by the Europeans. Colonizing Africa didn’t benefit Africa at all, it made Africa worst. Many Africans and Europeans died from fighting and those who did not died suffered. Even though many people could die during the process of colonizing, there are people who still think colonizing countries will benefit the people and

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