European Imperialism started in the early1800's; with the goal to prove they had wealth andpower. European nations competed with each otherto gain territory in Africa. The more they gain themore powerful they thought they would become.Africa was soon bled of it's human resources. TheEuropeans induced slavery for the beneift of theMuslim countries, from the nineth century to thenineteenth century. The last four centuries of whichwere regular slave trade to help the Americas and theChristian states of Europe. Approximatelytwentyeight to thrityseven million slaves were takenfrom Africa during those ten ccenturies.Due to therades by Europeans a regular comme ...view middle of the document...
Spread of ImperialismEuropean rule came over Africa like a fire.African chief's made agreements with someEuropean trading companies that allowed them topursue trade. Companies alson needed protection;therefore, had the European government take over,making that area now a European nations territory.The European nations sold their protection like a mobin the 1930's. Tricking many African cheifs bintotreaties that they did not understand, not knowingwhat they would be giving up. From 1860 till the1880's mineral discoverieshad a great impact onSouthern Africa. Dimonds and gold were the prize inthe European eye. Europeans migrates all theoughAfrica seeking that which could make them wealthier.In their pursuit of greed large gold mining companieswere established and took over perhapse the bestforigne investment of all time. Later in the nineteenthcentury European nations had become unamagablymore powerful, and were seeking new markets topurchase raw materials anf to create new markets, tosell their new goods, polictians and financers entereda new phase by tring to build an empire this phaselasted from the 1870's until the begining of WorldWar One .Resistance Against European ImperialismOriginaly Africans tried to oppose the Europeandomination, but even though the Africans werefighting on their own soil their technoligy of spears,and muskets could not with stand the semi-automaticrifle of the Europeans. In London 1900 a Pan-Africanconference was created, mostly consisting ofAmerican or West Indian blacks, that saw thedomination of their home land with horror and
