COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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setting up democracies
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bringing Islam to the African people
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acquiring animals for European zoos
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protecting trade and transportation routes
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Detailed explanation-1: -Modern countries that were once in the British Empire include: South Africa, Botswana, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Lesotho.
Detailed explanation-2: -The British Empire traded with Africa in a variety of commodities including slaves, gold, ivory, and spices. The trade was largely one-sided, with the British taking more from Africa than they gave in return. This led to a depletion of resources in Africa and contributed to the continent’s economic decline.
Detailed explanation-3: -Merchant ships set out from Britain, loaded with trade goods which were exchanged on the West African shores for slaves captured by local rulers from deeper inland; the slaves were transported through the infamous “Middle Passage” across the Atlantic, and were sold at considerable profit for labour in plantations.
Detailed explanation-4: -Like other European powers, Britain rushed to control African land not just for palm oil but also gold, ivory, diamonds, cotton, rubber and coal.