They colonized Africa, possibly catalyzed by the internal oppression (religious, gender, etc.) within Europe during that era in history. There was wide spread greed and corruption which spilled over into the continent of Africa. It was the first leg in the Trans-Atlantic Enslavement.
Another possibly reason was the ego-centric culture of the [ancient] Europeans. At the time, most europeans were [still] ignorant to the full histories and cultures of Africa. They still thought the world was flat, for crying out loud.
/They incorrectly credited the Greeks with the foundation of civilization. This was because the Greeks incorrectly credited Socrates, Aristotle, Plato and others (not before condemning and exiling them for bringing and teaching foreign ideals to Greece). Indeed they get credit for founding civilization in Europe, but those very first Greek philosophers received their knowledge of mythology, philosophy, science, etc. from the ancient Egyptians of Africa./
It's 2012 AD, let's stop teaching our children fabrications, half-truths and lies.
The same reasons Europe industrialized first, available resources including water power and coal, iron ore, rivers, and harbors.
It wasn't easy, there was a lot of war (eg. Boer War against dUTCH AND bRITISH, in South Africa) I am from SA ANSWER: ANywaz the point is that, European Nations were the most powerful at that time, they could take over and do whatever they wanted
Songhai was conquered in 1585 by a small army from the Arab kingdom of Morocco. The army crossed the Sahara armed with gunpowder weapons like, cannons and guns and easily overtook the Songhai people who fought with swords, bows, and spears. This splintered the empire into smaller empires
It allowed them to more easily conquer and control colonies in Africa and Asia.
Answer: When Muslims are true to their faith, they can conquer anyone. God says, in the Qur'an, that anyone who worships other than the One God is weak. They do not have the help of God and, so, will be conquered easily. The reason Muslims are themselves conquered today is simply because they are not true Muslims. They are weak and hyppocritical - or they are extremists who kill innocent people. So they do not have the help of God. www.freequran.org
For the most part, European powers were ruled by monarchies. Perhaps only in France, after the French Revolution, were governments not led by monarchs.The Renaissance helped Europe on an intellectual basis, as did the Enlightenment. If anything, the increased powers of central governments led to an awareness that growth and power could more easily be improved by developing colonial empires. In a certain way, this expanded the so-called business class or middle classes that saw the profit in overseas expansion.
Because African leaders were so happy to exchange their prisoners-of-war for cheap English goods like crockery and linen.
Guns are very intimidating. As Europeans were typically the only ones with guns, they easily conquered many lands as guns are more advanced weapons than say spears.
Technological advantage. Europeans were better at metal working and had Guns. Africa back then didn't really have nations, but tribes. And these were quite happy to fight internally too. Meaning the Europeans rarely met any big organized resistance.
the inhabitants of the Americans were so easily conquered because they didn't have enough money to buy the weapons they needed but that was until the France joined in with them. With both of them together they finally stop being conquered of easily and winning over great Britain
Yes
The Europeans had large advantages over opposition in Africa. Namely: Weapons (Cannons, Rifles, and Gattling Guns) Tactics (They easily defeated African Tribes who's only Tactic was charging over the enemy) Official Armies (The Europeans had Highly Trained Combat Soldiers who were completely prepared to fight at little notice) Unity (Although Europeans were far from one country they had come to an agreement which kept them from fighting amongst themselves)
It wasn't easy, there was a lot of war (eg. Boer War against dUTCH AND bRITISH, in South Africa) I am from SA ANSWER: ANywaz the point is that, European Nations were the most powerful at that time, they could take over and do whatever they wanted
They simply were not prepared
Europeans have been the most technologically advanced and most weapon advanced since the start of imperialism. They mostly took over the Americas, Africa, and Oceania. The natives to these lands were not technologically advanced or familiar with the Europeans' powerful weapons. The Europeans were able to take over very easily because there was basically no challenge. However, as time went by, the natives started acquiring such weapons themselves, usually by the Europeans themselves, and more and more countries started becoming independent.
Projectile weapons. AKA, guns.
Canada could be conquered easily by the united states
aphroism