COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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Mali and Botswana
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South Africa and Ghana
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Liberia and Ethiopia
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Egypt and Nigeria
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Detailed explanation-1: -While the buildup took centuries, the European conquest of Africa was over in a lightning fast 15 years. At its end, there were only two African states remaining: Ethiopia and Liberia. The question of why these two countries survived while so many failed has intrigued historians since the 19th century.
Detailed explanation-2: -By 1914, only Liberia and Ethiopia remained free from European control.
Detailed explanation-3: -By 1914, only Ethiopia and Liberia remained independent of European control, with the latter having strong connections to the United States. Technological advances facilitated European expansion overseas.
Detailed explanation-4: -On the first day of March 124 years ago, traditional warriors, farmers and pastoralists as well as women defeated a well-armed Italian army in the northern town of Adwa in Ethiopia. The outcome of this battle ensured Ethiopia’s independence, making it the only African country never to be colonized.
Detailed explanation-5: -By the end of “the scramble, ” only two African states remained independent: Ethiopia (Abyssinia) and Liberia (although Liberia is often considered an informal colony of the United States).