Imperialism in Africa During the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, European countries were trying to colonize the rest of the world to expand their influence and to increase their financial opportunity. However, europeans were not content on colonizing these places by using their own hands. European countries used slaves to form the base of their colonies, and to do the majority of the debilitating physical labor. Most of these slaves were Africans. Africa was underdeveloped compared to more modern countries. Most people see slavery and imperialism of Africa as a negative point in history. However, there are positive aspects to the imperial movements in Africa. Imperialization of Africa had both positive and negative effects
