OMIS 2010 Chapter : 8.docx

• School: York University
• Department: Operations Management and Information System
• Course: OMIS 2010
• Professor: Henry Kim

Document Summary

Compare and contrast at least two world regions in your answer. Colonialism is defined as the exploitation by a stronger country of a weaker one; the use of the weaker country"s resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country. The rationale behind the colonization of sub-saharan africa is the imperial rivalries and commerce. In terms of commerce, the europeans believed that the new colonies would make new markets and it would give them access to natural resources such as cotton. In the 1880"s, the imperial rivalry intensified and the europeans began colonizing africa. The african states had no chance in holding them back because of the superiority of the european weapons and strategies. The reason for this division of africa was never exactly known however some believe that a contributing factor had been the british seizure of egypt in 1882. The french were infuriated and began to seize african countries that were under british control such as.