HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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quite limited
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enormous profits in the investments in the colonies.
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so meager that several small colonies were abandoned.
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much more important than the political benefits
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Detailed explanation-1: -The consequences of economic imperialism on West Africa have included exploitative resource extraction, proxy and resource influenced civil wars, illegal trade in natural resources, mass poverty, and external migration of skilled workers necessary for national development.
Detailed explanation-2: -Imperialism (1800-1914) Imperialism is the domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region. European nations had already gained some power in areas of the world such as the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
Detailed explanation-3: -European colonial powers benefited most from imperialism. These included: Spain, Portugal, France, Britain, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the Age of New Imperialism (1870–1914), the African continent was partitioned by several European powers, which collided in their ambitions to seize territory. The protectorate treaty, concluded between Africans and Europeans, formed the main mode of acquiring title to land.