- Imperialism (18th and 19th century) very different compared to explorations (15th and 16th century) - Earlier imperial powers didn’t influence the people’s lives - Europeans demanded more influential power over the economic, political, and social lives of people - Determine to shape the economy that would benefit the Europeans - Wanted the people to adopt the European ways - Each European nation had their own policy on creating colonies - For control on areas, each nation had their own types of techniques - 4 forms of colonial control: colony, protectorate, sphere of influence and economic imperialism - Two methods of management: indirect control and direct control - Britain and the U.S.A. choose Indirect control while France and other …show more content…
- Purchases from France and Russia for modern weapon - A treaty was signed by Menelik with the Italians – noticed a difference in the language of Ethiopia and Italian - He believed they were taking a part of Ethiopia - Menelik declared war – 1896, greatest battle in Africa (the Battle of Adowa) - Ethiopia defeated the Italians – independence was kept in Ethiopia The Legacy of Colonial Rule Negative effects: - Loss of control on land and independence - New diseases – smallpox - Thousands of people died trying to go against the Europeans - Famine = from subsistence agriculture to cash crops - Traditional culture was broken = changes were made in people’s lives that without any regards to the people’s needs - Division of African continents - Boundaries created problems for the nations involved in the colonies Positive Effects: - Colonialism decreased local warfare - Schools and hospitals were provided - Sanitation improved - Life spans increased - Literacy rate increased - Economic expansion - African products involved in the international market - European businesses benefitted the most rather than the African people’s lives - Local traditions and people continuously caused problem for the European nations that colonized that