Age Of Imperialism

During the Age of Imperialism, the forced growth of cash crops in colonized countries hurt native populations because it led to inadequate food supplies in colonised countries and increased death from armed conflict and from famines.Cash crops, or harvests without nutritious value, were needed to produce materials in colonized countries during a period of manufacturing development called the Industrial Revolution. Industrialized countries relied on massive quantities of cash crops like cotton, indigo and opium to produce factory-made goods, in consequence, they often sought resources and labor overseas, where both were more affordable and in greater abundance, by monopolizing other countries through colonisation. However, when native groups in colonised countries were
However, since German forces had weapons superior to the spears and spiritual defenses that Maji-Maji fighters used, and since Germany was still in control of East Africa during the Maji-Maji rebellion, colonized Africans were were eventually defeated by Germany and were still required to grow cash crops while fighting. As a result of forced cash crop growth, over 75,000 African died in conflict with Germany while even more, 150,000, died from famine. (Age of Imperialism Lecture Notes). Under German rule, East African populations fought an unwinnable war, both while in combat and during their day to day lives. During warfare, native African fighters could put up little resistance against better-armed German troops. While simultaneously, beneath German regimen, East Africans could neither grow nor buy sufficient nourishment. Being forced to grow cash crops decreased food production among the East African people and pushed up market prices of food in the area to an unsustainable