Title: Imperialism in Africa - Notes Read
Headings: Imperialism in Africa
Imperialism in Africa
Reasons
Politics and War
Religion and Ideology
Sharing Africa
Neocolonialism

Content: There, missionaries demonized customs and gods, and conquered minds as well. Racial theories, such as social Darwinism and the myth of the white man’s burden, underpinned the exploitation of Africa’s natural wealth. The argument was supported by the thesis that Africans were “barbarians” and needed the European’s contribution to achieve the same degree of civilization. See also: Rainha Vitória
Sharing Africa
The peak of imperialism would come in 1885, with the agreement sealed at the Berlin Conference , which guaranteed commercial freedom for all countries in certain areas. Likewise, the meeting served to determine the borders of African territory. After the Berlin Conference, Africa was divided into 50 states. The terms of the agreement did not respect traditional ethnic divisions and had a catastrophic impact on nations. It is for this reason that, even today, some countries remain under ethnic rivalry that causes civil wars and extreme poverty. The sharing of Africa is also among the justifications for the outbreak of the First World War (1914-1918).