Changes In American Colonialism In Somalia

Somalia was colonized by Europe between 1839-1897. The Northern part of Somalia was colonized by the British, but the majority of Somalia was controlled by Italy. Somalia had a lot of minerals, such as copper, tin, iron ore, and salt, as well as rich farming land that the natives had used to fuel their agricultural community for millennia. During the European colonization of Somalia cultural aspects of the population changed and some stayed the same.
One of the things that changed during the colonization was the industrialization of the people. The British were very relaxed about governing their colonies. They also didn’t spend much time developing their colonies, but Italy spent a lot of time and money on industrializing and developing their