HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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Most African nations have rejected membership in the United Nations.
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For economic reasons, many African nations have maintained ties with their former colonial powers.
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Most African nations are experiencing a decrease in urbanization.
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Most African nations are miIitary allies of Russia.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The major reasons for the colonization of Africa by the Europeans were the search for new markets, the need to obtain raw materials, the desire to invest surplus capital outside Europe, and the claim that Africans needed to be civilized through western education and religion.
Detailed explanation-2: -The borders that were established for many African nations during the 1800s was based on territorial claims of colonial rulers. As they partitioned Africa, they paid little attention to traditional tribal boundaries and disregarded the cultural and ethnic diversity of the African people.
Detailed explanation-3: -Climatic factors greatly influence Africa’s agriculture, which is considered the continent’s single most important economic activity. Agriculture employs two-thirds of the continent’s working population and contributes 20 to 60 percent of every country’s gross domestic product (GDP).
Detailed explanation-4: -The 19th century British colonial policy in West Africa was a policy of assimilation. Their grand plan was to have Africans assimilate into European civilization and culture. The policy created a western class of black Englishmen who were supposedly British partners in religion, trade and administration.