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Imperalism (society (Ethnicity (Europeans were racially and ethnically…
Imperalism
society
language:
Europeans spoke either spanish, english, French, german, etc...
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Culture
more or less, europeans shared a common culture
African tribes had different traditions and customs, weakening their cohesion
Agriculture
europeans had well organized farms that could supply large quantities of food and relevantly quickly so they could send many healthy young men into war.
National pride, European nations who were in competition with each other asked to who controls the largest amount of territories
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Disease
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around this time, a better understanding of the spread of the bacteria began to emerge.
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Diseases got in the way of not just the Europeans but also the Africans working in mines and buildings, and agriculture, and replacing them would not be cheap.
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Economy
factories required raw materials, so Africa had many of it and because it was so weak politically, it was very tempting to attack.
Africa was also a market. the raw materials were converted into finished products then sold back to Africa.
Religon
Some missionaries truly believed in their mission, which is to save lives.
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