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Colin Vieson, 4A, September 27th, 2015

What is Imperialism?
Imperialism:
One country dominates another countrys political,
cultural, and/or economic life.

Europeans and Imperialism

Advantages to the Europeans
Colonizing countries allowed Europeans to obtain
natural resources:
Rubber, Petroleum, Ivory, Slaves

Naval Trade ports and Bases could be set up

Further Strengthening the colonizing countries

Africans and European Imperialism

A Noble undertaking
Europeans believed themselves to be economically,
technologically, and politically more advanced
than the African countries they were colonizing
Advancements such as these are what gave
the British an easy time taking over the lesser
developed African countries
Colonized countries did further advance their
economic, politic, and technological
goals

Africans and European Imperialism,

contd.
Negatives of Imperialism
Population of countries were significantly reduced due
to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade (not ending until
the 1800s) and the horrid conditions put upon
imperialized countries
People often abused, oppressed, lack of human rights

Costs to the people of Africa

Give up Basic Human Rights
Work in horrid conditions
Separation of Families through Slave Trade
Loss of Resources
Loss of Independence
A Map of African countries not
influenced by Imperialism

Works Cited
EUROPEAN IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA. World History.
Discovery Channel, 2009. Website.
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?
t=236&v=OJe1W_HIWmA>.