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Africa colonization - Coggle Diagram
Africa colonization
causes
social
sent poor to new lands
geostrategic
countries conquered to impede rival power expansion
to facilitate communication between different regions of the empire
political
national prestige
be the best and have biggest empire
new rivalries
wanted larger and powerful empires
ideological and scientific
belief in European superiority
desire evangelize non-christian populations
enthusiasm to discover new and unknown lands
will to extend the values and progress of western culture.
economic
wanted new markets
overseas investments (constructing)
need raw materials
militar
competition
colony could serve as a fueling station
military advantage over its rivals.
strategic were waterways
navy was paramount
consequences
political
discrimination
borders don't make sense
death
nationalist movements
cultural
acculturation
economic
poverty
lack of manufacturing industries
contex
during 1870s-1900
faced European imperialist
diplomatic presurres
military invations
agression
conquest and colonization
resistance
guerilla warface
went to war
military engagement
change
lost war by organization
weapon disadvantages
european countries colonized Africa
to dorm colonial states