Title: Colonialism in Africa
Headings: Colonialism in Africa
Colonialism in Africa
OVERVIEW OF COLONIALISM
Patterns of European Expansion
The Colonial Order
Impact of Colonialism on African Societies
BELGIUM
The Congo Free State
The Belgian Congo
Ruanda-Urundi
GREAT BRITAIN
West Africa
East Africa
Central and Southern Africa
North Africa
FRANCE
North Africa
West and Central Africa
The Southern Sahara
East Africa
GERMANY
ITALY
PORTUGAL
SPAIN

Content: In time, the colonies they created became African nations consisting of diverse groups with little in common with their fellow citizens. Furthermore, European powers destroyed much of the political and social control of traditional African chiefs and rulers. They failed, however, to establish lasting replacements for these authorities. Finally, European colonialism introduced Africans to various aspects of Western culture. African schools and universities are based on European systems of education and religion. But other parts of Western culture have not taken root as firmly. The impact of colonialism varied somewhat with each European power. Moreover, some governments used various approaches from one colony to the next. The handful of European nations that dominated Africa—Belgium, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Spain —developed different sets of policies for their colonial possessions. BELGIUM
In some ways, Belgium became a colonial power by accident.