COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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Locals vote for leaders
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Local chiefs work with colonial power
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Locals adopt colonial culture in order to be a part of government
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Indirect rule was a system where colonial powers used traditional rulers (nchiefso) as the local level of government, empowering them to tax, dispense law and maintain order.
Detailed explanation-2: -Indirect rule This system was used by the Italians, Spanish and British in Northern Niger and Uganda.
Detailed explanation-3: -Before the effective colonization of these territories, the intention of the British was to use both force and agreements to control chiefs in Asante and the north. Once indirect rule was implemented, the chiefs became responsible to the colonial authorities who supported them.
Detailed explanation-4: -The opposite of direct colonial rule is indirect rule, which integrates pre-established local elites and native institutions into the government.