WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Indirect rule was used by various colonial rulers: the French in Algeria and Tunisia, the Dutch in the East Indies, the Portuguese in Angola and Mozambique and the Belgians in Rwanda and Burundi. These dependencies were often called “protectorates” or “trucial states".

Detailed explanation-2: -Indirect rule was designed to serve the interests of the British, whereas the tribes were left independent to deal with their internal affairs. It gives a detailed description of the British policy of controlling the tribes and answering the question of why the British opted for the indirect form of rule.

Detailed explanation-3: -Economic imperialism is a form of indirect control established by a private business. In some cases European corporations were large and powerful enough to take over land for their own economic purposes.