Title: Colonization of Africa - How did the Scramble for Africa led to Decolonization?
Headings: Colonization of Africa – How did the Scramble for Africa led to Decolonization?
Colonization of Africa – How did the Scramble for Africa led to Decolonization?
What was colonization?
What led to European Colonisation in Asia and Africa?
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Phases of Colonisation:
Mercantile Phase:
Industrial Phase:
Scramble for Africa:
Decolonization of Africa
Cultural:
Political:
Economic:
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What forced European powers to abandon their empires?
Challenges to Africa:
Aftermath of Decolonisation:
General trends:
Role of India:
Conclusion:
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Content: Africa faced many unique challenges which made Decolonisation a very difficult process. These were common to most of the new states in Africa. Tribal differences: Many countries were brought together by the sheer military forces of the colonizers. Lack of a common cultural past and tribal belligerence meant that they slaughtered each other inside these artificial boundaries imposed upon them. This led to worst genocides in Nigeria, Congo (Zaire), Burundi and Rwanda. Cold war rivalry: Since most of them were resource-rich, the two major blocs didn’t want more states slipping into the orbit of its rival power. This led to prolonged civil wars. Eg: