Europe colonized Africa during the Age of Imperialism in the 19th century.
Imperialism started when European countries established colonies and brought armies to protect them.
"Scramble for Africa"
In the 19th century, imperialism was characterized by European powers colonizing territories in Africa and Asia for economic and political gain. This was different from the earlier period of 1450-1750, where imperialism focused more on exploration and establishing trade routes, with less direct control over territories.
During imperialism, Europeans had been draining Africa's resourses, both natural and human. After they stopped, Africa was left with few resources, fewer native Africans, invasive European settlements that they battled with for land and resources, borders drawn arbitrarily by European imperialists within which they had to try to form fully functioning, developed countries, and some more small imperialism and slave trading.
Euorpean countries
The motives for imperialism in Africa is that Africa was considered primitive and left uncolonized by the Mother Countries. Africa was a battlefield for the Mother Countries for any raw materials, because the Mother Countries were running low of raw materials after the industrial revolution.
It's not. The Age of Imperialism ran from about 1870 to 1960 or so, when various European countries decided that they had the right to divide among themselves other areas such as China and Africa.
Europe colonized Africa during the Age of Imperialism in the 19th century.
Asia and Africa
There was no European countries ruling the land in 1850
Imperialism started when European countries established colonies and brought armies to protect them.
"Scramble for Africa"
The military was involved in European imperialism in Africa by controlling unrest and protecting the citizens. Without their assistance, many European countries would have suffered significant loses due to attacks from locals.
Imperialism
Imperialism
In the 19th century, imperialism was characterized by European powers colonizing territories in Africa and Asia for economic and political gain. This was different from the earlier period of 1450-1750, where imperialism focused more on exploration and establishing trade routes, with less direct control over territories.