What Happened to Africa?
European Impact European Imperialism affected Africa by: Changing/destroying their culture, religion, and government Causing many wars Creating country boundaries randomly Forcing labor Dividing Africans into two groups: those cooperating with Europeans and those not
Europeans Leave Europeans eventually pull out of Africa and leave behind a mess: No stable government People divided Many African nations go into war and change boundaries Boundaries by Europeans did not consider culture so they try to change them Europeans had exploited all their resources leaving Africa without a good way to make money
South Africa Left with four different groups- the Boer, the British, the elite Africans, Africans The British remaining began an apartheid Making segregation legal Forced most Africans into slums with no way to sustain themselves Whites were the only ones allowed in government If Africans protested, they were put in jail
Short Answer The government runs many things in our country including schools, hospitals, welfare, etc. Imagine that the government just leaves. What would happen to you? The city? The country?