The issue of colonial violence in Africa is extremely diverse and multifaceted. To fully understand and examine this issue one must look at different aspects and factors of African life and the way that it was altered by Europeans and colonization. It is important to analyze things like why colonial rule was such a violent process and how European ignorance of African culture aggravated the violence. Equally important, we must examine the struggle between Europeans effort to suppress the continent and the Africans fight to resist colonial rule.
In the 1890s trade was booming throughout Africa. It was these trade expeditions that gave way to what we now know as colonialism. Originally Africans weren’t that bothered by Europeans, some even traded and made deals with them. By 1983 however, most of the Africans feelings for the white man had change. This was because of the shift in behavior of the traders. They became more comfortable in their position and Africa and the practices of looting and killing natives greatly increased. Slowly European empires like Britain and France started placing soldiers in forts and establishing rule. After some time, the European effort to suppress the Africans partnered with the African struggle for autonomy turned the process of colonization violent.
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Maji Maji: Lifting the Fog of War tells the story of the Askari soldiers used by the Germans in East Africa. The Askari can be describes as typical mercenaries, they did however have other unique traits like their apparent loyalty and strong Muslim beliefs. “The Askari acted with near impunity in the exercise of violent power, securing for themselves the spoils of war along the way,” (Brill, 150). Their extreme abuse and atrocities can be seen as one of the causes of a conflict that broke out in
In the 1890s trade was booming throughout Africa. It was these trade expeditions that gave way to what we now know as colonialism. Originally Africans weren’t that bothered by Europeans, some even traded and made deals with them. By 1983 however, most of the Africans feelings for the white man had change. This was because of the shift in behavior of the traders. They became more comfortable in their position and Africa and the practices of looting and killing natives greatly increased. Slowly European empires like Britain and France started placing soldiers in forts and establishing rule. After some time, the European effort to suppress the Africans partnered with the African struggle for autonomy turned the process of colonization violent.
This type of …show more content…
Maji Maji: Lifting the Fog of War tells the story of the Askari soldiers used by the Germans in East Africa. The Askari can be describes as typical mercenaries, they did however have other unique traits like their apparent loyalty and strong Muslim beliefs. “The Askari acted with near impunity in the exercise of violent power, securing for themselves the spoils of war along the way,” (Brill, 150). Their extreme abuse and atrocities can be seen as one of the causes of a conflict that broke out in