Role Of Ethnocentrism In European Imperialism

What role did ethnocentrism play in European imperialism, and colonization in Africa?

The whites from surrounding continents and countries perceived the blacks as people beneath them because of their color of their skin and what is taught and and believed in all the different white cultures. Also that their lives and land are to be owned by whites and willed to do what the whites will them to do because they supposedly had no meaning to their lives and weren’t the same and didn’t look the same as the whites. The whites were believed to be more superior especially wealthy whites and royalty that were obligated to expand their knowledge an culture and taking away the rights of the blacks to have land by the British and other European countries colonizing their way though Africa. The king of …show more content…
The whites are the best in the world…. The whites were so awful and still awful with all this racist bull crap going on. It was also in the best interest for us and everyone because adventures like Cecil Rhodes encouraged to colonize more space to have more railways to be able to travel all around and be able to move resources around. It’s best for everyone. We needed to be taught differently and shown from the beginning that we are all human and its ok to be a little different, but shouldn’t be poorly judged about it. We all need to be nice to each other and not bully…. And learn about the different cultures before making opinions and putting your opinions out there. There are vulnerable niece people out there that will believe you and probably act on those wrong opinions and get in trouble for your wrong