Title: The Causes And Effects Of Imperialism In Africa - 1129 Words | Bartleby
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Content: Although the first European encounter of Africa came nearly 400 years prior to the mass takeover of the continent, no European countries were particularly interested by the prospect of Africa due to the high risk of disease, inefficient mobility, the possibility of war with the native people, coupled with the fact that there was no need to as the European markets were stable. This changed however after the Industrial Revolution, which not only grew the European nations economies exponentially, it also provided an advancement in weapons, medicine, and transportation, specifically, the invention of the steamboat allowed for easier navigation of African Rivers (Nile, Niger, Congo rivers). These developments combined the new need for raw materials made Africa an easy target for a hostile takeover. In the European mindset, this was all justified by the White Man’s Burden. Stemming from Social Darwinism which applies the concept of "the survival of the fittest" to explain inequalities in human society, the White Man’s Burden was the mindset that the natives were savages and a “backwards” people and that it was the European duty to reform the society by pushing its own culture and values on to the indigenous people. While this may have been used a justification inspired the Catholic Church to send over missionaries in order to educate the Africans about the “right path” of salvation. This continental goal of religious conversion became one of the
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The Causes And Effects Of British Imperialism In Africa
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British Imperialism is a monstrous, militarized, and advanced system of oppression. British imperialism in Africa destroyed indigenous peoples lives and land. Once the slave trade became illegal, Britain's economy was in shambles. Therefore, Britain's imperialists went to Africa seeking wealth from its raw materials.