Summary
Imperialism has continued to affect Africa in numerous ways. Even though Imperialism is viewed as a negative part of Africa’s history, it still led to advances in technology in Africa. For example Africa started getting better transportation like railways and railroads. They started having better communication between tribes etc. Africa’s citizens started communicating with each other more. But, this can also be viewed as a political issue. As more and more tribes converse they are mixing their certain political views and their own tribal identities and you have to add that to all the European ideas. This could bring many political problems. Another effect on imperialism in Africa was economic issues. Africa had an abundance of materials that they did not know how to use, in other words Africa’s leaders only knew how to take out its natural resources and sell it. They did not know how to price it properly. Europeans took advantage of that and Africa's economy began to crumble after independence. There were also many cultural issues in Africa. Before invasions, Africa had its own culture. It had its own identity. After invasions, their identity changed. They now had a mix of European and African cultures and a lot other cultures too. This included religion. Christianity was brought over by the Europeans so many Africans adapted to it forcefully and stuck with it. They even now lost their own religions that they used to believe. Now Africa has to re-embark to find their identity again.
Analysis
I almost completely agree with this article. It shows almost all the effects on Africa from imperialism and has a splendid amount of detail, but I think it should focus a bit more on how Africa’s technology has advanced and it should show a bit more on government issues in Africa. I also sort of feel that some topic were repeated, so maybe the author should just merge those topics together and expand on it.
Questions
How about you? Which issue do you think has the most impact on Africa today?
I think the political issue has the most impact on Africa today because as the summary says, people are mixing political views and their own tribal identities together, which causes lots of political issues, and it won't end well if this carries on.
ReplyDeleteI think Colonialism had a huge impact on the lives of Africans. Africa was damaged economically, politically, and culturally. Africa's traditional lifestyles and culture were destroyed among many other consequences.
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