The results from Nigeria Independence deemed almost
The results from Nigeria Independence deemed almost
During the 1880’s harsh European imperialism took place in Africa. Africa was divided up for other European nations and in the end only two African countries remained free. European countries fought for rule in Africa to the brink of war. But, what was the driving force behind this European imperialism? Based on evidence provided by Docs A-F, Technology, political and economic causes were all factors in the Europeans imperializing.…
Throughout history, the need and desire for certain products has led to long lasting effects on people, societies, and regions. Some of these products include gold. Gold was a very important product in the African Trading Kingdoms. The African Trading Kingdoms took part in the gold-salt trade to increase their wealth and advance their society.…
There was a lot going on in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with the Industrial Revolution starting and exploration around the world was beginning, more and more powerful people were fighting over who gets what land and this created competition, which then brought on imperialism in africa because that land hadn’t been “claimed” yet. Many people wonder what the main driving force or reasons for imperialism in Africa, imperialism is an action by a strong nation to take control of another country. The main three reasons for imperialism beginning in Africa, are competition, the industrial revolution and exploration. Industrial Revolution was just beginning in Europe and it was spreading, this was a huge part of imperialism in Africa. In document C it shows a chart and in this chart there is the new things that were being invented such as, faster forms of transportation, treatment for new tropical diseases, communication over long distances, a quicker and cheaper method of manufacturing, and new weapons to make their soldiers even stronger.…
Both of my parents were born in Nigeria and both of them identify with the culture extremely well. From language to history, food, music, and customs, the African culture is so rich. Although I would consider myself a Nigerian before an American, I still have plenty to learn about my Nigerian culture. Moreover, because I was not born there and have American tongue it is a bit difficult to learn and speak the language. Also, because I’ve only visited twice for a few short weeks, I am ignorant of Nigerian history.…
The name "Sierra Leone" goes again to 1462, when Portuguese wayfarer Pedro da Cintra, cruising down the West African coast, saw the tall mountains ascending on what is currently the Freetown Peninsula and called them the "Lion Mountains," or " Serra Lyoa ." Successive visits by English mariners and later British colonization changed the name to "Sierra Leone." Despite different local varieties in dialect and neighborhood customs, Sierra Leoneans today are united by numerous components, for example, their imparted most widely used language Krio, across the board enrollment in men's and ladies' social affiliations and social orders, and actually brandishing occasions, particularly when the national football (soccer) joint efforts. In the meantime,…
In our society, we punish people for the crimes they commit; our forms of punishment might not be on the same level the Igbo tribe's are, but that is because they have different ways to go about it. Based on the Igbo tribes culture they developed punishments and laws for the crimes committed in or outside the tribe. The Igbo tribe has many different crimes all following with different laws, punishments, and different reasons for these punishments; different impacts on laws, law and punishments for killing a clan member, and laws and punishments for domestic violence are the three things this paper will be about. Laws in the Igbo tribe have many different impacts on them because of two reasons.…
Filled with savagery and brutality, leading to the ethnic cleansing of a poverty ridden community through the abusive use of power, place, and people and undocumented use of national resources for personal satisfaction, Sierra Leone is constantly fought over for the resources she holds. Many lobbyist groups exist who seek to control and address the policies about the abundant resources present in Sierra Leone, consequently the country is constantly crippling from within. To understand the inner reality of the diamond industry in Sierra Leone, there is a need to take a look back in its history. Sierra Leone was colonized by the English, in which, the De Beers Corporation controlled much of the diamond mining area in Sierra Leone. Despite gaining independence, the diamond sector was still controlled by the De Beers.…
Nigeria is a country located in West Africa that at one point was inhabited mainly by various tribes. It went through invasions from other countries but was soon able to drive out foreigners and become its own country. Nigeria grew drastically from the 1890’s till now. In the early 1800’s, people were constantly being take from the many villages and sold as slaves abroad.…
Have you ever been sick and you weren't able to go to a hospital or even have a cold and couldn't go to the store or doctor's office to buy cough medicine because you can't afford it? There’s countries around the world who is struggling with health care system issues. In the country Sierra leone their health care system is very poor. Almost three fourths of the children are malnourished. The country sierra Leone is one of the poorest countries in Africa, not only is it the poorest it also has a weak government and healthcare system.…
The Declaration of Independence can be seen as the backbone and the beginning of American Society. Many parts of the declaration have been taken in as a set of guidelines for American government. One major point in the Declaration of Independence is the statement that each human is born with certain unalienable rights including Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. We believe strongly in this statement and take it to heart as a guiding factor in our government’s structure. Many laws in our country are created in order to preserve and protect each and every one of our unalienable rights.…
In West Africa, the “human experiment” lasted for hundreds of years. West Africans developed agriculture independently. This led to large, complex states. Eventually, more connections between the world zones hurt West African civilizations.…
Ghana experienced many hardships on the road to decolonization. Birmingham wrote, “The British decision to initiate a policy of decolonization in Ghana was not intended to unravel the whole British empire, let alone to trigger off independence movements in all the other empires in Africa,” (Birmingham 1996, 20) . Ghana was supposed to be a test run for how African colonies could handle themselves without foreign control. But, the main concern of the European forces was their reliance on their economic profits that stemmed from Africa. If control was handed over to the colonies, then there was potential for them to cut off their ties in order to make financial transactions with other parts of the world.…
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.…
Nigeria, a country with over 140 million people is located in West Africa. Nigeria has over 270 ethnic groups, each group has its custom, tradition and dialect. Although diverse in their way of live, Nigerians are unified by the language of death. For the sake of understanding, there are three major ethnic groups in Nigeria, they are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. Although rural-urban migration has caused us to live together, each ethnic group has its designated primary location.…
The primary outcome was that Nigeria remained a solitary country with the opposite ethnological groups who still do not get. The military governor of the Igbo-dominated southeast, citing the northern ‘wholesale killing’ and electoral fraud, proclaimed with southern parliament…