During the European colonization of Africa, many European countries invaded Africa and essentially took over. The Europeans gave the Africans their languages, religion, and knowledge. They used Africa’s resources to expand and build, making themselves more wealthy and powerful. For the Africans, many lost their homes, independence, and families because of war and disagreement. South America is struggling and America is deciding whether or not they should colonize South America. Colonization of South America should be forbidden because it can cause cultural divides, and cause war and resistance.
If the South Americans resist the Americans help, then there is a strong possibility that there will be repercussions resulting in war and death. …show more content…
In the video, “A brief history of European Colonization in Africa” narrated by Pete McCormack, it is stated that, “By exploiting linguistic, ethnic, and cultural differences between the peoples of the north and the south, britain's divide and rule policies created a tension between them that helped maintain british rule” (McCormack, 2006). Because of cultural divides between the Africans and Europeans it provoked tension between the two groups. The tension made the Europeans create more strict policies, maintaining British rule. If the Americans and South Americans created cultural divides, the way they interact with each other may cause fights and disagreement. Africans suffered from a breakdown of their traditional cultures, “Traditional authority figures were replaced. Homes and property were destroyed with no care of their importance to the natives” (World history: Patterns of interactions, 2009, …show more content…
“Colonialism reduced local welfare. Humanitarian efforts in some countries improved sanitation and provided hospitals. As a result, lifespans increased and literacy rates improved” (World history: Patterns of interactions, 2009, p.784). Because of improved sanitation and hospitals, people had better health allowing people to live longer. Also, because the Europeans came into Africa with knowledge, they spread it to the Africans. Since the Africans became smarter, they could work better jobs, expanding the economy. There is a strong possibility that South America can also be improved in those ways. Although this may be true, the Europeans could not care less if the Africans got killed, they built hospitals for themselves. They expanded the country for their own wealth. America will use South America to gain wealth. According to McCormack, “In Rwanda, Belgium entrenched the idea of the Hutu as a workforce, and the Tutsi as extenders of Belgian rule. The politicization of these two cultures would profoundly contribute to the genocide of 1994” (McCormack, 2006). This supports the fact that the Europeans did not care for the lives of the Africans. They separated them into groups by appearance, and made them fight. The only reason they came to colonize Africa was so they could become more wealthy. Which is what America would do to South
If the South Americans resist the Americans help, then there is a strong possibility that there will be repercussions resulting in war and death. …show more content…
In the video, “A brief history of European Colonization in Africa” narrated by Pete McCormack, it is stated that, “By exploiting linguistic, ethnic, and cultural differences between the peoples of the north and the south, britain's divide and rule policies created a tension between them that helped maintain british rule” (McCormack, 2006). Because of cultural divides between the Africans and Europeans it provoked tension between the two groups. The tension made the Europeans create more strict policies, maintaining British rule. If the Americans and South Americans created cultural divides, the way they interact with each other may cause fights and disagreement. Africans suffered from a breakdown of their traditional cultures, “Traditional authority figures were replaced. Homes and property were destroyed with no care of their importance to the natives” (World history: Patterns of interactions, 2009, …show more content…
“Colonialism reduced local welfare. Humanitarian efforts in some countries improved sanitation and provided hospitals. As a result, lifespans increased and literacy rates improved” (World history: Patterns of interactions, 2009, p.784). Because of improved sanitation and hospitals, people had better health allowing people to live longer. Also, because the Europeans came into Africa with knowledge, they spread it to the Africans. Since the Africans became smarter, they could work better jobs, expanding the economy. There is a strong possibility that South America can also be improved in those ways. Although this may be true, the Europeans could not care less if the Africans got killed, they built hospitals for themselves. They expanded the country for their own wealth. America will use South America to gain wealth. According to McCormack, “In Rwanda, Belgium entrenched the idea of the Hutu as a workforce, and the Tutsi as extenders of Belgian rule. The politicization of these two cultures would profoundly contribute to the genocide of 1994” (McCormack, 2006). This supports the fact that the Europeans did not care for the lives of the Africans. They separated them into groups by appearance, and made them fight. The only reason they came to colonize Africa was so they could become more wealthy. Which is what America would do to South