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Colonialism: Imperialism And The Colonization Of Africa

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Introduction Imperialism Imperialism, the term is given describe the act of expanding an empire or powerful group, to an inferior, area not yet colonized, therefore, increasing the amount of land “belonging” to an empire, gaining complete autonomy. Imperialism is the annexation of territory by politically, and economically superior empires. This is done to increase the total wealth of the empire, due to the increased amount of new natural resources. The act of expanding an empire is concomitant and a result of the personal nationalistic opinions of an empire. Complete autonomy of said one’s territory incites the desire expand their own territory and gain control of new territories. The strong nationalistic feelings of an empire encourage the act of imperialism, to influence and demonstrate their power and superiority amongst other strong empires. As written in the Irish Anarchist paper ‘Workers Solidarity’, issue 76, Ancient empires, the Aztecs and Egyptians, both expressed Imperialistic motives, and commonly used military force to conquer areas of land (Workers Solidarity, 2003). The idea of Imperialism was not only introduced as an idea or concept, and expressed in the late 19th and early 20th century. The Aztec and Egyptian empires are examples of old Imperialism, amongst many others. Imperialism is a modern as well as an ancient concept. The Colonization of Africa In the 15th century, West Africa, the indigenous population was too powerful, in terms of combat and

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