Africans Fight Against Imperialism

The Africans Fight against Imperialism Around the 1870’s, countries were beginning to see the control and effects of imperialism, which is a form of colonialism and also a way to overrule over larger nations. Imperialism is a certain way for governments to increase their power and size, also resulting in forced wars and persuasion to make others submit to their ways and rules. Imperialism is not always a fair and just way to gain control, to some its taking what you want the way you want too. It’s attaining the country lines and gaining extreme power and prosperity, but sometimes in the mission of controlling another country to adapt to another’s rules there is also a disastrous fall for another man kind. What once started out as a simple
In certain ways, imperialism had its certain positive effects, but for the Africans it was the start of a long journey to overcoming and failing.
Furthermore, the fear of never gaining control over what they used to call home is a distant dream for some of them. The arrival of white men upset many Africans and also terrified them for their future was no longer in their hands. The white men did not knock on the Africans door asking for a part of their land, they simply forced their way in and that is key to why the Africans were not initially pleased of the invasion. What began as a forceful intrusion resulted in war, the Africans king had come to desert them and peace was said to be made between the white man and African man, but peace had a different meaning for the white nation. This is the terribly beginning of a sufferable time for the Africans, specifically to the Congo. There was a written story of Ndansi Kumalo who spoke of his time and view of imperialism. He was enslaved by the white man and lost multiple necessities to living life. His wages as well as many others went down tremendously, making it hard for the African man to live. Kumalo was one of many to fight in the rebellion against the white man, and this is when they decided to
For the Africans this was barely a time of growth, for the negatives outweighed the positives. They were stripped of their independence and oneness, and they saw their own country deteriorate before them. Even though this type of colonialism led the Africans through slavery and misery, they were still a people of soul and were enlightened to grow through new education, new trade opportunities, and new culture