AFH 4100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: European Colonialism, Animism, Palm Oil
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European colonialism is often depicted as a force of greed that exploited the. African people for financial gain; however, one could also argue that colonialism served a moral purpose and was mutually beneficial to both parties. How would one argue this second viewpoint, and do you agree that the benefits brought by. Africans learned more about their land and culture. Africans felt siding with europeans made them more powerful. Made the world aware of africa, did not seem as forbidden A lot of africans were taken advantage of. Tribal groups that sided with europeans made money. More money involved instead of trading one object for another. The positive and negative impact of colonization in africa. Africans didn"t have an opportunity to learn how to use their resources. Europeans took land so africans couldn"t sell it. African farmers had their source of money taken away.