European Influence On African American Imperialism

By 1914, seven European countries had already taken over all but two African colonies. Africa had many resources that Europeans had wanted, but people were afraid that would lead to a war against European countries because Europeans would try and go after the same African colonies. So, there was a meeting in Berlin with European countries so they can each take over separate countries of Africa without a war. Europeans agreed not to fight over the countries they colonized, and then that's when the imperialism in Africa started. The Europeans were taking over colonies in Africa really fast because they had already agreed and what countries they wanted to colonize. The driving force behind European imperialism in Africa is that the Europeans had the technology to take over Africa, and they wanted more power and resources.

One of the main driving forces for imperialism in Africa is that Europeans wanted to rule and have more power. According to a lecture stated by John Ruskin in 1870, he says, “ Will the youths of England, make your country again a royal throne of kings;...” Ruskin is stating that he wants England to become a country that rules and has power again. This lecture had influenced many Europeans into taking over Africa and having
According to the document, “Selected African Colonies and Their Exports”, it states six of the African colonies that were taken over and their resources that were exported. Many of those African colonies had resources that were very useful. One of the reasons South Africa was taken over by Great Britain was because of the gold and diamonds that could be made into jewelry and riches. Other African colonies like Angola and French West Africa were taken over because of their resources that could be used for fabric, soaps and candles, and food products. This is an important factor in why there was European Imperialism in