Colonialism in Africa
Contents ABSTRACT .. 1 COLONIALISM ... 2 WHAT IS COLONIALISM? . 2 Colonies of settlement 4 Colonies of exploitation . 5 Colony . 5 Colonization . 7 Hegemony . 7 Metropole . 8 ORIGIN OF COLONIALISM ... 8 COLONIALISM IN AFRICA .. 11 THE SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA: 1886-1912 . 12 EFFECT OF COLONIALISM IN AFRICA .. 19 IMPACT OF COLONIALISM IN AFRICA .. 23 EVALUATION AND CONCLUSION .. 31 BIBLIOGRAPHY .. 32 INTERNET SOURCES . 33 ABSTRACT The effects of colonialism all through have been a topic for debate for many scholars. Some are of the opinion that colonialism brought about good and bad while some are of the opinion that it brought about either of the two only. The writer of this essay therefore stands out to give a hermeneutical approach to this topic and narrowing down to African and its effects on the African man and its continual effect on him. COLONIALISM Colonialism is a term that is not new to the modern world. Its meaning and definitio...