Title: Imperialism In Africa And Asia Essay - 417 Words
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Imperialism In Africa And Asia
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Content: The resources for many Europeans should have been enough motivation to imperialism in Africa. Because Africa was taken over by the european around the time of the Industrial Revolution there became so many new materials and resources needed to make all the new machines and products that any new resources or extra resources would no doubt lead to much more money. In one of the African Colonies Rhodesia alone had copper, zinc, lead, and coal. Even just a surplus of coal could be beneficial because of the amount of machines powered by coal. According to document D the resources from Rhodesia could be used for electric wiring, fuel, ammunition, coins, and protection from...
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Imperialism 1850-1914 in Africa Essay
...AP World History Hal Emas Period Two February 22, 2011 Imperialism in Africa and Asia In the beginning of 19th century, Europe had almost no land in Africa except for the coastal areas. In the middle of the century however, Europe became quite interested in Africa. This came from wanting to create overseas empires, also known as imperialism. European nations wanted to control the lands with the most raw material to fuel their industrial economies. Another reason was that as a nation gained colonies it increased their greatness. The one major reason I believe they colonized Africa was racism, plain and simple they thought they were better than the Africans.