direct and indirect rule
direct rule
Indirect rule
form of colonization
foreign ruler for a certain territory.
runed by colonia officials.
Long stablished centralized systems
organized at central, provincial and regional levels.
governed by governers or governer general.
numerous rulers.
governed by Britain
major institution
systems
native laws and costumes were used in courts
administrated by native laws and costume service
authorities
collected payements.
Factors
economic
Needed raw materials (rubber for Central Africa)
Wanted new markets for their products.
Overseas investments ( constructing railways, ports,…)
Political
Wanted larger Empires and more POWER
National Prestige: to be the best and to have the biggest empire. Germany and France became great powers.
social
poverty
Send out poor citizens to new lands.
Geostrategic
Countries often conquered a country to hinder the expansion of a rival power.
To facilitate communication between different regions of the empire.
Militar
Every country wanted to gain military advantage over its rivals.
competition to dominaton
Consequences
Political effects
death
discriminaton
World War One leads to Nationalist Movements.
Economic effects
poverty
lack of manufacturing industries
Cultural effects ---------------- Acculturation