Title: Impacts of European Imperialism in Africa - History Crunch - History Articles, Summaries, Biographies, Resources and More
Headings: IMPACTS OF EUROPEAN IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA
IMPACTS OF EUROPEAN IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA
EUROPEAN IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA OVERVIEW
POSITIVE IMPACTS OF EUROPEAN IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA
NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF EUROPEAN IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA
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Content: It is referred to as a ‘scramble’ due to the way in which the European nations raced to capture territory to expand to their empires. The Scramble for Africa is considered to have occurred from approximately 1870 until the outbreak of World War I in 1914. During these years, almost all of Africa came under the control of the major European powers, including: Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Portugal and Spain. The Scramble for Africa unfolded as a series of major events that eventually saw the African continent colonized and then divided by the major European powers. This division and colonization of Africa created a series of major impacts that were both positive and negative in nature.​
POSITIVE IMPACTS OF EUROPEAN IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA
As stated above, historians have identified both positive and negative impacts from the period of European imperialism in Africa. In fact, there were several main positive outcomes from the period. First, the main European powers (Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Belgium, etc.) that imperialized Africa established colonies to benefit their own economies in Europe. As such, European imperialism in Africa was beneficial for the European nations in that it helped grow their national economies.