Title: Imperialism And The Conquest And Colonization Of Africa By Europeans - About History
Headings: Imperialism and the Conquest and Colonization of Africa by Europeans
Imperialism and the Conquest and Colonization of Africa by Europeans
The Face of Africa Changed Forever
What motivated the Imperialism?
Cultural Imperialism
French and British Rule

Content: The difficulties posed by these differences continue to plague present-day West African nations such as Nigeria. French and British Rule
The French and British adopted very different approaches to governance in their empires. The French believed in their “civilizing mission” and sought to assimilate the peoples of their empire by implanting French culture and language. The British adopted a policy of “indirect rule.” They made no attempt to assimilate the peoples of their empire and educated only a small number of Africans to become civil servants. A relatively small number of British soldiers and bureaucrats ruled Ghana and Nigeria in West Africa. In East Africa, the British brought in Indians to take jobs as government clerks and in commerce. Otherwise, the British tried to avoid interfering with local rulers or ways of life. Although the British and French policies were radically different, both were based on the belief in the superiority of Western civilization. European colonists also settled in areas where the climate was favorable and the land was suitable for agriculture.