British Imperialism in Africa
Europeans established many colonies through imperialism in Africa, but Britain, arguably the strongest country in the world at the time, used the practice of imperialism to benefit itself. Britain had actual reasons for imperializing Africa; they were not just taking it over all for power. Practicing imperialism in Africa protected Britain’s route to India, improved their trade with other countries, and improved competition with other nations.
Nevertheless, Britain wasn‘t the only country trying to imperialize Africa. France had control of the Suez-Canal, which was a more efficient route to India. Britain didn’t want the French to take away, first India, from them, and Africa too. So the British bought pieces of the canal until finally they owned more than France did. With the canal going through Egypt, the British had another problem. The Egyptians rebelled, but Britain put a new leader in charge, who would do what the British said.
British imperialism had many effects in Africa. One of the positive effects of the few that there are, is that a very limited amount of Africans were given the opportunity to have a westernized education. Even though it was only a few people, this was a big deal because not many Africans received an education at all. Although there were only a few positive effects, there were very many negative effects. Some include that the literacy rates were very low and the mortality rates, especially for babies, was very high. Also, industrialization and civilization were almost non-existent in African with the British imperialism. The most obvious and long term-effect on Africans was the fact that they were treated unfairly and not viewed as equals. This lead to the racism against Africans and many civil wars and conflicts against in the colonies of Africa. Therefore, British imperialism in Africa benefited only Britain, and had many negative effects on Africa.
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Nevertheless, Britain wasn‘t the only country trying to imperialize Africa. France had control of the Suez-Canal, which was a more efficient route to India. Britain didn’t want the French to take away, first India, from them, and Africa too. So the British bought pieces of the canal until finally they owned more than France did. With the canal going through Egypt, the British had another problem. The Egyptians rebelled, but Britain put a new leader in charge, who would do what the British said.
British imperialism had many effects in Africa. One of the positive effects of the few that there are, is that a very limited amount of Africans were given the opportunity to have a westernized education. Even though it was only a few people, this was a big deal because not many Africans received an education at all. Although there were only a few positive effects, there were very many negative effects. Some include that the literacy rates were very low and the mortality rates, especially for babies, was very high. Also, industrialization and civilization were almost non-existent in African with the British imperialism. The most obvious and long term-effect on Africans was the fact that they were treated unfairly and not viewed as equals. This lead to the racism against Africans and many civil wars and conflicts against in the colonies of Africa. Therefore, British imperialism in Africa benefited only Britain, and had many negative effects on Africa.
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