IMPERIALISM
Case Study:
NIGERIA
1. How did the British
control Nigeria & other
British colonies?
• Allowed Existing Leaders
to remain but under
British authority.
• Local officials managed
daily affairs
2. What method of
management did the French
use w/ their colonies?
• Direct control through
paternalism &
assimilation
3. How did Algeria’s
resistance to French rule
differ from the E. Africans’
resistance to German rule?
• Algeria’s resistance was
active.
• E. Africans used a
“spiritual defense”
4. Why was Ethiopia able
to successfully resist
European rule?
• Used Italy’s enemies
against them.
• Britain & France
equipped Ethiopia
• Defeated Italy at
Adowa. (Menelik II)
5. How did Africans benefit
from colonial rule?
• Reduced local warfare
• Improved education,
Sanitation,
Transportation,
Communication
• African products gained
value on the market
6. What were the negative
consequences of colonial
rule for the African
continent?
• Death from European
diseases
• Loss of property
• Diminished culture
• New political divisions
lead to conflict