The discoveries of diamonds in 1867 and gold in 1886 in South Africa increased Europeans interest in colonizing the continent
Rule over a place on a small budget. Characterizes colonization in Africa by Europeans.
Europeans wanted to create favorable trade monopolies.
The Europeans had military advantages such as superior weapons
Still South Africa.
Europeans used highly advanced weaponry that Africans had not yet developed. (Apex 2021)
Rule over a place on a small budget. Characterizes colonization in Africa by Europeans.
Europeans wanted to create favorable trade monopolies.
Yes, it was good for Africa because they were group of savages before the Europeans came and colonized the Africans. The Europeans brought wealth, religion and civilization to the Dark Continent.
Europeans helped to modernize many nations and create industries and jobs.
Henry Stanley was a journalist who famously found David Livingstone in Africa in 1871. Their encounter increased European interest in Africa, sparking further explorations and leading to increased colonization. Livingstone's work also provided European powers with geographical knowledge that aided in the colonization of Africa.
The first arrival of Europeans in Kenya was 1498, by the Portuguese. Permanent settlement by Europeans began with the Berlin Conference in 1885, which subdivided East Africa among the European colonialists.
Industrialization gave Europeans the weapons and medicines that allowed them to sublimate the foreign populations in Africa and Asia.
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There were many reasons to the colonization of Africa. Europeans mainly saw it as an opportunity to gain power, wealth, resources, labor, trading partners, etc. as well as an an opportunity for exploration and spreading Christianity. Europeans were also experiencing an era of Social-Darwinism, where they believed Europeans were superior to all others and should thus dominate.
Europeans interest in Africa turned from slave trade to colonization due to the increased demand for resources such as minerals, rubber, and ivory, as well as the potential for establishing commercial markets and strategic military positions on the continent. Additionally, advancements in technology and transportation made it easier for European powers to establish control over African territories.
Africans needed manufactured goods such as textiles, firearms, and metal tools from Europeans in exchange for their raw materials like gold, ivory, and slaves. This trade relationship ultimately led to European colonization of Africa and exploitation of its resources.
The countries that were independent durning the European Colonization in Africa was Liberia and Ethiopia