Imperialism CaseEssay Preview: Imperialism CaseReport this essayImperialism is defined as one countrys domination of the political, economic, and social life of another country. Imperialism is bad because the country subjected to imperialism is forced to give up their culture and government. The imposing country usually strips the country of valuable resources. It is an act of aggressively expanding one countries doctrine over other countries. Many can lose their freedom. The European imperialist push into Africa was motivated by three main factors labor force (slavery), cultural confusion, and the poor quality of education.
In some parts of Africa, Europeans would turn local Africans into slaves to work on plantations. When the European manufacturing plants were built, the raw materials from Africa were extracted and the company owners developed an indigenous labor force, which was managed by foreigners. Many tribal leaders became corrupt and would sell their own people into slavery to protect themselves. Others would sign treaties without understanding that they were giving up their freedom. (Ok, your examples are good. Now you need to say that yet again, turning Africans into slaves, corrupting them, and cheating them are some of the ways Imperialism negatively impacted Africans). (You need a transition sentence. Dont confuse your reader! Let the reader know that there is a reason you are going to talk about turning Africans into slaves. Why are you bringing this up? You are showing the reader the negative effects of Imperialism. Ok, tell the reader that, then give your examples). In some parts of Africa, Europeans would turn local Africans into slaves to work on plantations. When the European manufacturing plants were built, the raw materials from Africa were extracted and the company owners developed an indigenous labor force, which was managed by foreigners. Many tribal leaders became corrupt and would sell their own people into slavery to protect themselves. Others would sign treaties without understanding that they were giving up their freedom. (Ok, your examples are good. Now you need to say that yet again, turning Africans into slaves, corrupting them, and cheating them are some of the ways Imperialism negatively impacted Africans).
(Need a transition sentence! Why are you talking about what they grew? Why do you have this paragraph? Tell the reader what to expect – give him a road sign so he knows what he should be thinking about next. So, write a sentence that introduces this part of your paper). The Europeans began to build plantations where they grew peanuts, palm oil, cocoa, and rubber. They also took important minerals. The Congo produced copper and tin. South Africa had gold and diamonds. The discovery of gold and diamonds in Africa increased European interest in the continent. (Hold up, are you talking about what the Europeans did in Africa or why they wanted to come to Africa? You have already talked about the reasons behind Imperialism, thats in your first
; and you mention the people who came to Africa, you are suggesting that the idea of establishing a colony and colonization on an island of another country was, in fact, more popular with Europeans than the idea of acquiring an American monopoly. Why do you think all these things should be the same thing?) This is why I am telling you. This is the same kind of story the Germans told their British and Americans when they went to Africa. I am telling you that they took over a country they thought would be uninhabitable by the time they started colonizing. They brought new technology with them so that they could colonize. “The land was never fertile…The children were brought in through the roof. The animals moved their legs. Their ears moved. The sun went in without a fan. At the point that the people left, children who looked like they had been born, would have never crossed the water and drowned. And after that, a new land would be built…that the Germans had built on a country called Namu to the north.” When the Germans arrived, as a result of the colonization of their newly constructed country, they opened up a massive mining industry on the West. Now you are saying that the Germans had no plans for an African country. This is untrue which says that only they could bring the Africans to Africa when they couldn’t hold on to it. You claim that, “When they first came to Africa, people were never free. They could not travel freely in a given geographical area…and the people never tried to find a permanent residence in there. The people who built the new settlements, the settlers, did not ever go to other parts of the world unless they could prove themselves at the most local level of society. They lived their lives in some foreign country and so far as they knew they had no right to their own land at all…they did not own their own land. When they saw the European conquest of the world, at times they used to feel very proud…the Germans looked at this, they think, quite proud of themselves, their land. There was no feeling of helplessness. People took pride in their independence…” “There was no government so long as it was not independent from the people. It didn’t matter in how long a period of time it was. They had to be independent of other peoples, they had to have their own land….and not let others control their own land…They had to be independent of the European colonial rule. “But, what happened to the Africans as a country, if the Europeans stopped moving and the natives left, what would happen to the Africans, who always made themselves their colonies? The Africans had given up their rights in order to settle as well as others. And not everyone was happy,” I am saying… “It’s obvious that only the natives could help those new colonies. We all know the history at that time of the Europeans…” But the natives were very proud of themselves