COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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Europeans followed the old colonial boundaries
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Europeans simply drew straight lines on the map and made countries into squares
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They used only geographic features like rivers and mountain ranges for boundaries
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Most boundaries were drawn after looking at where different ethnic groups and tribes lived.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which was most often used to draw new boundaries for African countries? Most boundaries were drawn after looking at where different ethnic groups and tribes lived.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Europeans set boundaries by geography-or sometimes merely by drawing a straight line on a map. Natural features, particularly rivers and lakes, often became the borders of European colonies.
Detailed explanation-3: -Most of today’s international boundaries within Africa derive from the Berlin Conference of 1884-5, when the colonial powers divided the region between themselves in order to provide a framework for their own political administrations and for the regulation of trade.
Detailed explanation-4: -In order to gain power, Europeans encouraged Africans to fight against each other. New political boundaries caused ethnic groups to clash. This has led to ethnic and political unrest in Africa today. There have been over 50 ethnic conflicts in Africa since WWII as a result of the colonial lines drawn by Europeans.