HSY2602 Assignment 4 Portfolio 2025 – Due 19 May 2025

Essay the scramble for Africa

The Scramble for Africa was a time during the late 1800s when European powrushed to take over land in Africa. Countries like Britain, France, Germany, Beand Portugal all wanted parts of the continent. They said their reasons include“civilization,” spreading Christianity, and building infrastructure like roads and raSome people argue that because of these actions, European rule was good foHowever, when we look more closely, we can see that while there were somethe overall impact of European imperialism was mostly harmful to Africans. ThEuropeans were more interested in helping themselves than helping Africans. explore both sides by using examples from different parts of Africa and will argimperialism was not largely beneficial for the continent.

European powers believed that they were more advanced than Africans and sathemselves as bringing “civilization” to the continent. This idea came from a rathat African societies were backwards, uncivilized, and needed to be “fixed.” Inmany African societies already had their own systems of government, economcultures, and education.

For example, in places like the Sokoto Caliphate in Nigeria, there was a stronggovernment and education system before the British arrived. In the Kingdom oBuganda (modern-day Uganda), there was an organized political structure withand advisors. Despite this, the British and other colonizers claimed they were ciAfrica.

In truth, the type of civilization the Europeans brought mostly served European