What happened to Africa after Europe left?

Following World War II, rapid decolonisation swept across the continent of Africa as many territories gained their independence from European colonisation.

What impact did Europe have on Africa?

The growing slave trade with Europeans had a profound impact on the people of West Africa, giving prominence to local chieftains and merchants who traded slaves for European textiles, alcohol, guns, tobacco, and food. Africans also charged Europeans for the right to trade in slaves and imposed taxes on slave purchases.

How did European take over Africa?

Commercial greed, territorial ambition, and political rivalry all fuelled the European race to take over Africa. This culminated in Africa’s partition at the Berlin Conference 1884-5. The whole process became known as “The Scramble for Africa”.

Is Africa still colonized today?

There are two African countries never colonized: Liberia and Ethiopia. Yes, these African countries never colonized. But we live in 2020; this colonialism is still going on in some African countries. Today, Somalia, one of the African countries colonized by France, is divided among Britain, France, and Italy.

What do we know about African history?

Most Americans think of native Africans as black and of white Africans as recent intruders; and when they think of Africa’s racial history they think of European colonialism and slave trading. But very different types of peoples occupied much of Africa until as recently as a few thousand years ago.

What are the characteristics of Africa?

Africa is the only continent to extend from the northern to the southern temperate zone; it encompasses some of the world’s driest deserts, largest tropical rain forests, and highest equatorial mountains. Humans have lived in Africa far longer than anywhere else: our remote ancestors originated there some 7 million years ago.

What is the only race not found in Africa?

The only race not found in Africa is the aboriginal Australians and their relatives. Now, I know that classifying people into arbitrary races is stereotyping. Each of these groups is actually very diverse, and lumping people as different as the Zulu, Masai, and Ibo under the single heading “blacks” ignores the differences between them.

Why is Africa’s population so diverse?

The diversity of Africa’s peoples results from its diverse geography and long prehistory. Africa is the only continent to extend from the northern to the southern temperate zone; it encompasses some of the world’s driest deserts, largest tropical rain forests, and highest equatorial mountains.