India -- Gandhi's period. Africa -- read Things Fall Apart.
they wanted to.
Europeans believed they were morally superior to the peoples of Africa and Asia.
It was colonized because there was a lot of gold and diamonds in Africa
industrialized western European nations
European imperialism was motivated by a desire for economic gains in both regions.
European nations colonized Africa in the 19th century because of it's wealth of natural resources. Africa had a great amount of petroleum, lead, tin, copper and precious gems. Africa was a source of economic growth for the European countries.
European expansionism was successful in Africa due to sophistication of weaponry and Europes monopoly of the slave trade.
Because at the time European nations were so powerful they were able to do whatever they wanted.
africa zulu.......
protectorates
Protectorates