From Colonialism to the First world war

Between the 1870s and 1900, Africa faced European imperialist aggression, diplomatic pressures, military invasions, and eventual conquest and colonization. At the same time, Africansocieties put up various forms of resistance against the attempt to colonize their countries and impose foreign domination.

Another important impact of colonialism in Africa is the disarticulation of their economy.



Colonialism distortedAfrican pattern of economic development in many different ways. There was disarticulation in production of goods, markets, traders, transport, provision of social amenities and pattern of urbanization etc.