What Were The Causes Of African American Imperialism

Colonization is the conflict during the Colonization of Africa. In the years between 1870-1900 Africa was colonized by European Imperialists. The European Imperialists that were trying to colonize africa were causing conflict by invading Africa with aggression, diplomatic pressures and military forces.
The European Imperialists were pushed by three main factors which were economic, political, and social. The European Imperialists started to colonize Africa in the nineteenth century. “It developed in the nineteenth century following the collapse of the profitability of the slave trade, its abolition and suppression, as well as the expansion of the European capitalist Industrial Revolution”.(Africana Age). The countries that were mainly competing for power were Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. The Reason that this is causing conflict is because the countries that are trying to get power are trying to get power because they want to be in cntroll and have more trade routs to make trade and transporting goods easier. But Africa didn't want to give up their land and so this conflict started.
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“Europeans began to take an interest in Africa, mainly the coastal regions. Sailing along the shores of the continent, they established trading posts and engaged in commerce with local peoples.” (Gale World History). Because of colonization, Africa's economy has completely changed. “ The African economy was significantly changed by the Atlantic slave trade through the process of imperialism and the economic policies that accompanied colonization.”(University of Tennessee). Africas most succesful defence twatds the Europieans was malitary defence. “The European imperialist designs and pressures of the late nineteenth century provoked African political and diplomatic responses and eventually military resistance.” (Africana