Africa in the World: Historical Perspectives
HSY1511 ASSIGNMENT 05
Semester 2 2022
NB PLEASE PARAPHRASE YOUR OWN WORK TO AVAOID PLAGIARISM
3. Examine the impact of colonialism on Congo and Tanzania and the effect of
liberation from colonial rule.
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
which is part and parcel of another phenomenon called imperialism. In fact,
colonialism is a direct form of imperialism. This is why it is often said that “all
colonialism is imperialism, but not all imperialism is colonialism”. Colonialism began
as a result of changes in the mode of production in Europe (For example, the
emergence of industrial revolution). The industrial revolution ushered in a new
process of production in place of the earlier slave-based economy. The industrial
revolution was a revolutionary trend in the history of mankind. The problem of how to
lubricate machineries came up with the emergence of the industrial revolution. The
slave trade and slavery have by this time fulfilled their basic function of providing the
primitive capital. The quest for the investment of the accumulated capital and the
need for raw materials led to the colonisation of Africa.
LORA TUTORING 0734281553
HSY1511 ASSIGNMENT 05
Semester 2 2022
NB PLEASE PARAPHRASE YOUR OWN WORK TO AVAOID PLAGIARISM
3. Examine the impact of colonialism on Congo and Tanzania and the effect of
liberation from colonial rule.
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
which is part and parcel of another phenomenon called imperialism. In fact,
colonialism is a direct form of imperialism. This is why it is often said that “all
colonialism is imperialism, but not all imperialism is colonialism”. Colonialism began
as a result of changes in the mode of production in Europe (For example, the
emergence of industrial revolution). The industrial revolution ushered in a new
process of production in place of the earlier slave-based economy. The industrial
revolution was a revolutionary trend in the history of mankind. The problem of how to
lubricate machineries came up with the emergence of the industrial revolution. The
slave trade and slavery have by this time fulfilled their basic function of providing the
primitive capital. The quest for the investment of the accumulated capital and the
need for raw materials led to the colonisation of Africa.
LORA TUTORING 0734281553
