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Imperialism (Nigeria (250 different ethnic groups (Hausa-Fulani (Muslim,…
Imperialism
Nigeria
250 different ethnic groups
Hausa-Fulani
Muslim
North
Central government
Yoruba
Southwest
traditional religion
tribal chief
Igbo
Southwest
Trade
Tribal chief
The British use indirect control over lands because it is to big to control
British colony
Use diplomatic and military means
Diplomatic
Military means
Guns, Wars
New Period of Imperialsim
Forms of Control
Sphere of Influence
A area which outside power claims trading privileges
Protectorate
A country with its own government but under control by an outside power
Colony
A country governed by a foreign power
Economic Imperialism
A independent but less-developed country controlled by private business rather than other governments
Methods of Management
Indirect control
Local government officials used
Limited self-rule
Goal
To develop future leaders
Government institutions are based on European style but may have local rules
Direct control
Foreign officials brought in to rule
No self-rule
Goal
Assimilation
Government institutions are based only on European style
Paternalism
French and European think Africa were not able to run a country themself
Assimilation
make the Africans adapt to the French culture but have rights in the country
African Resistance
Unsuccessful Movements
Included active military resistance and resistance through religious movements
The European had more modern weapons
Successful Resistance: Ethiopia
They made Italians, French and British fight each other
They bought more modernweapons from the Europeans
The Legacy of Colonial Rule
Negative Effects
lost of independence
lost of lands
Diseases
lost of culture
lost of traditional authority figures
Famines
Identity problems
The arbitrary division of continents
Positive Effects
Hospitals
lifespans
literacy
reduced local warfare
sanitation
infrastructure
