Effect of European Control
The large continent of Africa is the home to many African tribes. Africa has many resources that other countries desire to have for themselves. During 1884, these European countries met at what was called the Berlin Conference, where they discussed how they were going to divide the continent up between themselves. They gave no say to the people living in Africa. By taking control over Africans, European imperialism left the nation unprepared for their own independence, changing all aspects of Africans lives negatively. European imperialism took control over Africans lives politically. By controlling their entire government. Many countries were trying to gain power with the politics in Africa. Some of the countries …show more content…
They competed over the vast continent of Africa, and gave no say to the people living in it. Taking control over Africa’s countries, tribes, and colonies, they forced them into hard labor. African tribes has no say in the work they were forced into and were treated very poorly. “Colonialism’s greatest misdeed was to have tried to strip us of our responsibility in conducting our own affairs and convince us that our civilization was nothing less that savagery, thus giving us complexes which led to our being branded as irresponsible and lacking in self-confidence” (Doc 6). Also, African tribes and societies never had the opportunity to develop themselves or to form their own government. They were never able to vote or have a say in their government. European rule made sure that Africans were not able to govern their own country.
European imperialism also took economic control over Africans trade, resources, and over the people by making them work. “Modern progressive nations lying the temperate zone seek to control garden spots’ in the tropics. (Mainly in Africa, Latin America, and Asia) under (the progressive nations) direction, these places can yield tropical produce” (Doc 1). The progressive nations are the Europeans who are taking advantage of the Africans.
The large continent of Africa is the home to many African tribes. Africa has many resources that other countries desire to have for themselves. During 1884, these European countries met at what was called the Berlin Conference, where they discussed how they were going to divide the continent up between themselves. They gave no say to the people living in Africa. By taking control over Africans, European imperialism left the nation unprepared for their own independence, changing all aspects of Africans lives negatively. European imperialism took control over Africans lives politically. By controlling their entire government. Many countries were trying to gain power with the politics in Africa. Some of the countries …show more content…
They competed over the vast continent of Africa, and gave no say to the people living in it. Taking control over Africa’s countries, tribes, and colonies, they forced them into hard labor. African tribes has no say in the work they were forced into and were treated very poorly. “Colonialism’s greatest misdeed was to have tried to strip us of our responsibility in conducting our own affairs and convince us that our civilization was nothing less that savagery, thus giving us complexes which led to our being branded as irresponsible and lacking in self-confidence” (Doc 6). Also, African tribes and societies never had the opportunity to develop themselves or to form their own government. They were never able to vote or have a say in their government. European rule made sure that Africans were not able to govern their own country.
European imperialism also took economic control over Africans trade, resources, and over the people by making them work. “Modern progressive nations lying the temperate zone seek to control garden spots’ in the tropics. (Mainly in Africa, Latin America, and Asia) under (the progressive nations) direction, these places can yield tropical produce” (Doc 1). The progressive nations are the Europeans who are taking advantage of the Africans.