During the 1870s and 1900’s, Africa faced European’s act of imperialist invasion, diplomatic pressures, invasions by the navy and militia, and eventually Africa encountered conquest and colonization. African’s did not like this and different cities and societies within Africa tried various forms of protection against the attempt to colonize their countries. Imperialism did not only occur in Africa but it also occurred in China and India. By looking at these documents and my knowledge I can conclude that the two main motivations underlying new imperialism in Africa were, wealth, power,
Firstly, the wealth. Wealth was a key reason why imperialism started because many countries wanted to become more rich. Sine countries wanted to become more …show more content…
European countries wanted to be a powerful country and wanted to be a country that everybody wanted to live in because they had so much power. Imperialism helped to gain this power. When imperialism took place European countries did not just colonize one small country in Africa but they colonized many. In document 2 it shows a picture of the countries that colonized countries in Africa and which ones had the most land and power. The picture shows that France colonized most of Africa, followed by Great Britain, Germany, and others. Because France colonized most of Africa does not mean that they were they most powerful. Lastly, document 6 is the White Man 's Burden poem which is all about how the whites wanted to uplift the blacks. The way that these European countries did that was by utilizing their power. They used their power by demanding for what they wanted not taking no as answer. All of these countries had a lot of land which they were able to produce and exploit materials. Being able to colonize small countries already shows that a country is powerful enough because it proves that they were able to go in and take what they wanted. These examples show that power was a major motivation for imperialism in Africa because without the idea of ruling and taking over, European countries might have not gotten the amount of power they have today, and wouldn 't be able to expand their country making them their country a place that little to no one knows about and
Firstly, the wealth. Wealth was a key reason why imperialism started because many countries wanted to become more rich. Sine countries wanted to become more …show more content…
European countries wanted to be a powerful country and wanted to be a country that everybody wanted to live in because they had so much power. Imperialism helped to gain this power. When imperialism took place European countries did not just colonize one small country in Africa but they colonized many. In document 2 it shows a picture of the countries that colonized countries in Africa and which ones had the most land and power. The picture shows that France colonized most of Africa, followed by Great Britain, Germany, and others. Because France colonized most of Africa does not mean that they were they most powerful. Lastly, document 6 is the White Man 's Burden poem which is all about how the whites wanted to uplift the blacks. The way that these European countries did that was by utilizing their power. They used their power by demanding for what they wanted not taking no as answer. All of these countries had a lot of land which they were able to produce and exploit materials. Being able to colonize small countries already shows that a country is powerful enough because it proves that they were able to go in and take what they wanted. These examples show that power was a major motivation for imperialism in Africa because without the idea of ruling and taking over, European countries might have not gotten the amount of power they have today, and wouldn 't be able to expand their country making them their country a place that little to no one knows about and