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: -Advantages of Indirect Rule: It used the traditional rulers as a link to their people. (iii) It contributed to training traditional rulers in the art of modern local government administration. (iv) It recognized and modernized local institutions like courts, laws, customs and political institutions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Indirect rule was the plan to use existing tribal structures and traditions as conduits for establishing rules and regulations while English officials worked behind the scenes and could exercise a veto power.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.