HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
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Question
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They were equals, but they just needed assistance in being more European.
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Europeans were impressed by the large African civilizations
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Africans wanted to be more European and accepted their way of life.
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Africans were uneducated and without religion
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Detailed explanation-1: -Raw materials like rubber, timber, diamonds, and gold were found in Africa. Europeans also wanted to protect trade routes. During the 1800s, Europeans moved further into the continent in search of raw materials and places to build successful colonies.
Detailed explanation-2: -Still, missionaries, like most Westerners, took a paternalistic view of Africans, meaning they saw them as chil-dren in need of guidance. To them, African cultures and religions were “degraded.” They urged Africans to reject their own traditions in favor of Western civilization.
Detailed explanation-3: -Africans escaped colonial military and administrative abuses through avoidance tactics. Hearing of approaching colonial armies, tax collectors, or labor recruiters, Africans fled their homes or concealed themselves to avoid violent confrontations and dispossession.
Detailed explanation-4: -Africans were forced to work for Europeans in order to pay these taxes. This was because the new taxes had to be paid in cash and not as cattle or crops as was the practice before. Exploitation of African labourers by European employers added to the growing resentment among the local people.