the British, Dutch, and Africans, but the Africans had different ethnic groups demanding land also. One of the ethnic groups were the Zulus and they fought against the British,but the Zulus refused to comply with the british authority.
Eventually in 1887 the Zulus accepted their defeat and fell into the British power (World History, 2009, Pg 776). The British were very powerful and had more advanced technology, such as guns, to take over Africa. It may have taken a while but ultimately they achieved their goal of attaining parts of Africa, including South Africa. Also in the source World History: Patterns of Interaction, “ the Boer War (also known as the South African War) between the British and Boers was the first modern “total” war. The Boers launched commando raids and used guerrilla tactics against the British. The British countered by burning boer farms and imprisoning women and children in disease-ridden concentration camps” (World History, 2009, Pg 778). The British had a goal and that was to take over Africa, but many lives were taken in the …show more content…
effect of this goal. People were tortured, beaten, and burned; this all could have been avoided. The British were greedy and took the lives of women and children. What the British did was reprehensible and unethical. Should the United States Government be judged the same way the European countries were? South America should not end up like how Africa was. There was many terrible things that happened to Africa that affect that continent today.
Everybody is different. People have different cultures and diverse lives, Africans especially, but the Europeans tried to take that away from them. As stated in the text, World History: Patterns of Interaction, “ The establishing of colonies signaled by a change in the way of life of the Africans. The Europeans made efforts to change the political, social, and economic lives of the peoples they conquered” (World History, 2009, Pg 778). The Europeans wanted things a certain way and they molded the Africans lives into the way they wanted it. They did not care what they did, if they changed their Government system or even their culture, The Europeans did not care. In the document, Things Fall Apart, ”Many people, even in the non-centralized areas, fought colonial control with every means at their disposal…. Although they had some success. The british put down the movements by arresting its leaders and destroying their villages” (Things Fall Apart, 2012, Pg 19).Even Though some of the Africans fought against the Europeans, the British shut it down by dismantling their livelihood. A continent should not have to go through such a catastrophe. It only causes destructions and not achievements. South America has a lot of native people that have their own special way of living and an exceptional culture. Destroying a continent's culture and way of living is immoral. A continent that has done no wrong does not deserve such conflict.
Of course colonizing a continent or even a country is wrong, but there are positive affects that come from colonization.
Some of the african people thought that eventually good would come from the Europeans taking over. The people of Nigeria had pride in their country and believed that with their fortitude they could eventually overcome such a catastrophe (Things Fall Apart, 2012, pg. 19-20). Strength means to have courage and vitality, but without those how are you supposed to fight a war. The people of Nigeria had faith that they would overpower the Europeans. The text World History: Patterns of Interaction says, “colonialism reduced local warfare. Humanitarian efforts in some colonies improved sanitation and provided hospitals and schools” (World History, 2009, Pg 784). By improving sanitation that is preventing possible diseases from surfacing and the schools will keep all children educated so they will make good choices. The Europeans did bring good things to africa and we can bring good things to poor South American countries too. Even though there are good things that come from colonization, the bad things outweigh them. In the World History: Patterns of Interactions it says that so many of the African people lost their lives to, at the time, unknown diseases. Also the Europeans changed the native culture of the Africans and many people were compelled to leave their homes. The government was recreated and so was their society (World History, 2009, Pg 784).Changing a
continent is wrong because everything and everybody is unique in their own special way. If it was not, then everything would be dull and boring.
In conclusion, colonizing a continent will destroy the lives of the native people. It will also cause a war and lots of destruction. By colonizing a continent will ruin the lives of many people and will eradicate the endemic culture. For example, Europe colonized Africa and it took a while for the continent to recover from it. The US Government should not do this to another continent, even if they will get some kind of incentive. The Government should not have to dismantle a country to get what they want. The US Government has to think, is colonizing poor South American countries worth all the destruction it will cause?