Question

write 5 impact of colonialism

Answer 1

Economic Positive Effects

African economies expanded greatly due to the increase in the demand of African goods on the international markets.
Production increased greatly due to new technology and new methods.
The standard of living and quality of life for Africans improved drastically. Although the Europeans got the ‘lions’ share of it. Africans obtained new and better goods
Created more African jobs
Learned new business practices
Political Positive Effects

African learned about new and organised government.
There was improved judicial systems and awareness for democracy
Made tribes get along. Peace means more production for the Europeans
Wrote treaties for cooperation among tribes
Europeans defended Africans against their enemy. Local and tribal conflicts decreased. Colonization reduced the high rate of local warfare.
Technological Positive Effects

This helped technological advancement and better agricultural practices,
Colonialism created the need for cures of diseases that were otherwise unknown in Europe. The exposure of Europeans to those diseases prompted efforts to cure them which benefited the world.
Sanitation in Africa improved greatly, and the life expectancy rate increased tremendously.
Due to European colonization Africa became more industrialized.
Social Positive Effects

More religious mission opportunities for Christianity
Europe spread education to Africa. Eventually Africa had a class of educated leaders who later fought colonialism.
Africans learned more about their land and culture
Many Africans learned European languages
Education, arts and literature to flourish as it never had before.
Brought Africa closer to the world. Mysteries about Africa were dispelled.

Answer 2

Negative effects:
.The africans were taken as slaves to the new world and forced to work on the plantations without pay.
.On the african continents the europeans seized land from africans for growing of cash crops.
.The african culture was diluted,traditions were taken away and their ways of life were destroyed.
.The europeans took most of their resources especially gold ,diamonds,ivory and agricultural primary products.
.The africans occupied only the inferior positions of the colonial.