Imagine a monarch claiming an entire country for himself, not his country, but himself. This was such the case of King Leopold II of Belgium, which started the European Scramble for
Africa. The European powers would go on to dominate the continent for years to come, and leave debilitating effects on the continent that still last to today.
The time before 1884, European powers colonized only 10% of the African continent.
However, this all changed after King Leopold II of Belgium annexed the Congo as his own estate. This led to the European powers of Britain, France, Portugal, Germany, Belgium, Italy, and Spain scrambling for territory in the continent. To prevent the powers from fighting, German
Chancellor Otto von Bismarck organized the Berlin …show more content…
The European powers encouraged the slavery of African people. This slaves were worth money in their final destinations of South, North America, and the Caribbean. For example, a young male slave was worth over $100 and plus if he possessed a special skill. To further encourage the slave trade, the Europeans traded kingdoms rare goods such as guns in exchange for slaves. This would lead to kingdoms waging more war for slaves.
In the quest to gain more European goods, the African tribes and kingdoms would wage more war. In this war, slaves would be captured which were exchanged for more guns. This led to more war, resulting in a loop. This was a deadly loop which let the European countries dominate the continent. This loop would cause the effects that we would experience today. However, this isn’t the only thing that could lead to the African state right now. There had to be more.
The European powers would wage psychological warfare in ways they didn’t realize. The ability of the powers to control such massive export of slaves were stretched due to the size. To stem such problem, they placed other African tribes to guard slaves that had been captured from another tribe. These guards were considered traitors like the tax collectors in Israel during
Africa. The European powers would go on to dominate the continent for years to come, and leave debilitating effects on the continent that still last to today.
The time before 1884, European powers colonized only 10% of the African continent.
However, this all changed after King Leopold II of Belgium annexed the Congo as his own estate. This led to the European powers of Britain, France, Portugal, Germany, Belgium, Italy, and Spain scrambling for territory in the continent. To prevent the powers from fighting, German
Chancellor Otto von Bismarck organized the Berlin …show more content…
The European powers encouraged the slavery of African people. This slaves were worth money in their final destinations of South, North America, and the Caribbean. For example, a young male slave was worth over $100 and plus if he possessed a special skill. To further encourage the slave trade, the Europeans traded kingdoms rare goods such as guns in exchange for slaves. This would lead to kingdoms waging more war for slaves.
In the quest to gain more European goods, the African tribes and kingdoms would wage more war. In this war, slaves would be captured which were exchanged for more guns. This led to more war, resulting in a loop. This was a deadly loop which let the European countries dominate the continent. This loop would cause the effects that we would experience today. However, this isn’t the only thing that could lead to the African state right now. There had to be more.
The European powers would wage psychological warfare in ways they didn’t realize. The ability of the powers to control such massive export of slaves were stretched due to the size. To stem such problem, they placed other African tribes to guard slaves that had been captured from another tribe. These guards were considered traitors like the tax collectors in Israel during