COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM 1870 1914
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The citizens knew the ruler already and thus trusted their decisions and leadership
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The Europeans did not have to spend money by sending over military officials
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The Europeans knew and trusted the ruler and knew they would not be deceived
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The citizens were under had a lot of freedom and could run their own country
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Detailed explanation-1: -Colonialists focused their resources on modernization. They built roads and rails and provided electricity. People in African countries received access to the faster mode of transport and mostly forgot about clothes from leaves.
Detailed explanation-2: -Indirect and direct rule thus had opposite effects on pre-colonial structures of power: indirect rule aimed to preserve them, while direct rule was intended to eradicate and replace them with a new colonial order.
Detailed explanation-3: -Many European nations exhibited a growing interest in colonies as sources of raw materials and new markets and as potential outlets for excess population and for administrators who could not be accommodated at home.
Detailed explanation-4: -Some positives historians have pointed out are medicine, education, improved infrastructure, Christianity, and boundaries. The growth of the African population was aided by the Western medicine introduced by Europeans. Africans were introduced to formal education by Europeans.