COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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it was held in Germany and all Europeans and African leaders were present.
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there was a plan to create a developed Africa after Europeans helped the inhabitants learn how to use their resources more wisely.
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that no African leaders were present to provide their opinions on how creating new borders would negatively impact the people living in those areas.
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no one would officially become rich after colonizing Africa.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The major problem resulting from the Berlin Conference was the subjugation of previously free peoples across the African continent, many of whom faced discrimination and cultural genocide.
Detailed explanation-2: -It had a dramatic and lasting negative impact on the nations of Africa. They lost the ability to govern their own people and develop their economies. African natural resources were essentially stolen from them for the betterment of the European powers jockeying for position.
Detailed explanation-3: -European leaders did not invite African leaders to the Berlin Conference because they did not respect the authority of African leaders. In addition, the welfare and interest of African leaders ran contrary to the interest of European nations that attended the conference.
Detailed explanation-4: -One thing is clear-the Berlin Conference established the legal claim by Europeans that all of Africa could be occupied by whomever could take it. It also established a process for Europeans to cooperate rather than fight with each other. This cooperation played a huge role in the division and conquest of Africa.