HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True.-Europeans lost every fight
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False.-the fights were always fair
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True.-Most African resistance was unsuccessful
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False.-Africans had superior weapons
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Detailed explanation-1: -Samori Ture In densely populated West Africa, many different states and independent societies resisted colonialism. One important example of military resistance came from the Mandinka state led by Samori Ture.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ethiopia resisted imperialism by defeating the Italians at the Battle of Adowa/Adwa in 1896. The result was that it kept its independence until the 1930s, when Italy invaded once more.
Detailed explanation-3: -Economic policies were adopted by Europeans who destroyed the colonies, rather than help them. Africa was damaged economically, politically, and culturally. Africa’s traditional lifestyles and culture were destroyed. The Europeans had no interest in traditional African culture and had no concern for the Africans.
Detailed explanation-4: -Imperialist ambitions in Africa were boosted by the expansion of competitive trade in Europe. The main aim was to secure commercial and trade links with African societies and protect those links from other European competitors.