Rivalry for New Markets
European economic and military power began shifting and America and Germany rival Britain.
The Long Depression pushed Western powers to New Imperialism and lead them to seek out new sources for raw materials.
Western powers sought investment opportunities in markets that offer cheap labor and a seemingly endless supply of goods.
Strategic Issues
The British government was being pressured to overpower their rivals by obtaining markets in East Asia and India.
Britain hoped to acquire easy access to from The East to West. To accomplish this they want to seize control of the Suez canal and Egypt.
Germany quickly arose as an industrial rival of Britain and they too were pressure to secure markets in East Asia and India. …show more content…
There culture and customs were being ignored and replaced by Western practices.
The first act of the Europeans was to train African officers, under European officers, so they could deter colonial resistance.
Reactions to European Domination
Africans did not willingly submit to European colonizers. This African resistance has been divided into two categories primary resistance and secondary resistance.
Primary resistance was the unplanned, initial, and violent reaction toward European colonization.
Secondary resistance usually occurred after primary resistance failed. It occurred on a larger scale, which made it harder to suppress, and was more organized.
The European arms overpowered the Africans and they were forced to either come to term and accept the European values or withdraw.
Africans were in contact with European merchants, missionaries and administrators, but the missionaries had the most significant impact on African culture.
Changes in African Societies
The traditional clan boundaries divisions and African power were demolished by Europeans.
The relations between the ruling Europeans and the African underlings varied from area to area and empire to
European economic and military power began shifting and America and Germany rival Britain.
The Long Depression pushed Western powers to New Imperialism and lead them to seek out new sources for raw materials.
Western powers sought investment opportunities in markets that offer cheap labor and a seemingly endless supply of goods.
Strategic Issues
The British government was being pressured to overpower their rivals by obtaining markets in East Asia and India.
Britain hoped to acquire easy access to from The East to West. To accomplish this they want to seize control of the Suez canal and Egypt.
Germany quickly arose as an industrial rival of Britain and they too were pressure to secure markets in East Asia and India. …show more content…
There culture and customs were being ignored and replaced by Western practices.
The first act of the Europeans was to train African officers, under European officers, so they could deter colonial resistance.
Reactions to European Domination
Africans did not willingly submit to European colonizers. This African resistance has been divided into two categories primary resistance and secondary resistance.
Primary resistance was the unplanned, initial, and violent reaction toward European colonization.
Secondary resistance usually occurred after primary resistance failed. It occurred on a larger scale, which made it harder to suppress, and was more organized.
The European arms overpowered the Africans and they were forced to either come to term and accept the European values or withdraw.
Africans were in contact with European merchants, missionaries and administrators, but the missionaries had the most significant impact on African culture.
Changes in African Societies
The traditional clan boundaries divisions and African power were demolished by Europeans.
The relations between the ruling Europeans and the African underlings varied from area to area and empire to