Umuofia Imperialism Analysis

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Imperialistic ideals were often placed onto different cultures because of the selfish desire of a country for a resource they might be unable to obtain by conventional means just because they believed the culture was inferior to their own this belief often lead to the destruction of a culture’s social structure. Umuofia's political and cultural structure suffered Under the European missionaries entrance into the country. The missionaries being in the country show one of the major ideals in Imperialism which is the belief that the country is inferior to their own so they believe it is their responsibility to convert the inhabitants to a western belief system quoting that it was the “White Man’s” responsibility. The simplest method they employed

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