HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
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Question
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Most of the farm land was used for mining.
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Native farmers were drafted into the colonial armies.
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Europeans used too much of the farmland as building sites.
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Europeans insisted on the growth of cash crops, instead of food crops.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The proximate cause of the famines was usually drought, although colonial administrators also blamed them on the tendency of natives to breed excessively. (Apart from the mendacity, masochism, indolence and obsequiousness cited by the above official, the alleged attributes of the Indian also included lechery.)
Detailed explanation-2: -Africans were forced to work under terrible conditions on plantations, railways, and logging. In order to gain power, Europeans encouraged Africans to fight against each other. New political boundaries caused ethnic groups to clash. This has led to ethnic and political unrest in Africa today.
Detailed explanation-3: -What was one reason many Africans resisted European colonization efforts? They disagreed with many European ideas and culture. Which best describes forces that shaped pre-colonial Africa? What occured at the Berlin Conference of 1884?
Detailed explanation-4: -Establish trade routes (trade ivory, etc.) Create bases as stopovers. Obtain resources (including workers) Gain territories.