European Imperialism In Africa During The Late 19th Century

During the late 19th century, Europeans used their superior technology to dominate Africa. This policy is known as Imperialism. Imperialism is when a country dominates other countries politically, socially, and economically. Although Imperialism helped the Europeans, it harmed the natives of Africa because their cultures were destroyed, their resources were exploited, and the Europeans enslaved them and as well as introduce them to new diseases. One way that Imperialism harmed the natives was that the native cultures of Africa were destroyed and replaced with European cultures. Even today, huge amounts of Africa still speak European languages and practice European religions. Those parts of Africa would still have their native languages and religions if the Europeans hadn't taken control. Places such as Algeria, Libya, Egypt, and Sudan still speak European languages. Other countries like Zimbabwe, Kenya, and Liberia still practice Christianity, a European religion. European considered their cultures superior to the natives cultures, therefore it was essential that the European cultures took over. The truth was that the Europeans only took over the native cultures because they were different, not because they were inferior. It is horrible that the native cultures of

During the Industrial Revolution, the Europeans needed more resources to fuel their machinery, they needed coal, wood, and oil to fuel machines. To obtain the needed resources, the European's solution was to take over weaker countries in Africa for free resources. While the Europeans did need the resources, the natives needed the resources too, and there were other ways to get them than stealing. The Europeans could have traded for the resources, or purchased them from the African countries. Instead of being fair, the Europeans decided that it would be easier to steal from the