What are some causes and consequences of Colonialism in Africa?
First of all, use JSTOR, and secondly, get primary sources. And the consquences in a nutshell are: Slavery => further lead to segregation => hate towards Africans Increased economy => Greedy merchants Depletion of resources (such as deforestration) European competition with one another (for land and power and prowess) New Imperialism Age of Exploration=> More colonies on the New World =>which further lead to the developing of the modern world and boosts of new resources for a developping global network of countries (for trading) Causes of colonialism: -Belief of Mercantalism: There is a limited supply of wealth in the world therefore, we [the home country] must have it. (Look up Spain’s status in the 1500s) -Competition with other European Countries [the rush to India and China for exotic goods because each country wanted profit from the ventures] -Self want for money- many entrepeneurs wanted a better life style and wanted it big with money, so what better then to move away and succee