SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
RISE OF THE SLAVE TRADE BLACK HISTORY IN COLONIAL AMERICA
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Question
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What are some long term effects of European colonization of Africa
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An increase in the trade of raw materials
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Lack of economic and educational progress in comparison to the rest of the world
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The African countries have been able to rebuild and replenich their raw materials after gaining independence
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The efforts of Europeans during colonization have created many opportunities for African countries
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Colonialism made African colonies dependent by introducing a mono-cultural economy for the territories. It also dehumanized African labour force and traders. It forced Africans to work in colonial plantations at very low wages and displaced them from their lands.
Detailed explanation-2: -Colonialism’s impacts include environmental degradation, the spread of disease, economic instability, ethnic rivalries, and human rights violations-issues that can long outlast one group’s colonial rule.
Detailed explanation-3: -By plundering Africa’s resources and carving it up into artificial states, Europe’s colonial powers created vicious cycles of violence, poverty, and authoritarianism that are playing out to this day.
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