HSY1511: Africa in the
World: Historical Perspectives
Assignment 04
Semester 1 2022
INTRODUCTION
Colonialism is the direct and overall domination of one country by another on the
basis of state power being in the hands of a foreign power (For example, the direct
and overall domination of Nigeria by Britain between 1900-1960). The first objective
of colonialism is political domination. Its second objective is to make possible the
exploitation of the colonised country. When we talk of colonialism in Africa we are
talking of phenomenon which took place between 1800-1960s. It is a phenomenon
World: Historical Perspectives
Assignment 04
Semester 1 2022
INTRODUCTION
Colonialism is the direct and overall domination of one country by another on the
basis of state power being in the hands of a foreign power (For example, the direct
and overall domination of Nigeria by Britain between 1900-1960). The first objective
of colonialism is political domination. Its second objective is to make possible the
exploitation of the colonised country. When we talk of colonialism in Africa we are
talking of phenomenon which took place between 1800-1960s. It is a phenomenon
