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Models of Colonization in Africa - Coggle Diagram
Models of Colonization in Africa
Historical Context
Africa Faced:
Military invasions
Eventual conquest and colonization
Diplomatic pressure
European imperialist aggression
African Societies:
Put up forms of resistance to the attempt to colonize their countries
Impose foreign domination.
The colonization in Africa was motivated by three main factors:
Political
Wanted larger empires and more power
National prestige, be the best and have the biggest empire
New rivalries, GB vs Germany, GB vs France, US vs Japan
Derive from the impact of inter-European power struggles and competition for domination
Social
Send out poor citizens to new lands
People were homeless
Facing displacement from rural areas
Too much poverty
Economic
Wanted new markets for their products
Overseas investments
Needed raw materials
Indirect Rule
The governor in the colonial:
Received laws, programs and policies
Responsible to the colonial secretary and the colonial office
Colonial policies and directives
Three major institutions
Native treasury
Collected revenues
To pay for the local administrative services and staff
Native courts
Administered native costume and law
Native authority
Made up of:
Colonial official
Administrative staff
Local ruler
Direct Rule
Highly centralized administrative system which:
Assimilation´s policy
Natives would become evolved and civilized French Africans
Through acculturation, education and fulfillment of formal conditions
Influenced by France´s ideology of:
Colonialism
National tradition of extreme administrative centralism
Association´s policy
Local governments were run with African rulers
Provincial chief
District chief
Village chief
System of rule operating in alliance