European imperialism in the early 20th century and its effects on Africa`s social and political structure today

European Imperialism

in the Early 20th Century

and its

Effects on Africa`s Social

and Political Structure Today

Imperialism Defined

Michael Parenti , a political scientist from Yale University , defines imperialism as the process whereby the dominant politico-economic interests of one nation expropriate for their own enrichment the land labor , raw materials , and markets of another people ( HYPERLINK "http /www .michaelparenti .org /Imperialism101 .html http /www .michaelparenti .org /Imperialism101 .html . On the other hand for Vladimir Illich Lenin , author of the influential pamphlet Imperialism , the Highest Stage of Capitalism in

1916 , imperialism is distinct because it represents--and is the product of--a new stage in the development of capitalism "If it was necessary to give the briefest possible definition of imperialism , we should have to say that imperialism is the monopoly stage of capitalism " Lenin wrote ( HYPERLINK "http /www .socialistworker .org /2003-2 /471 /471_08_Imperialism .shtml http /www .socialistworker .org /2003-2 /471 /471_08_Imperialism .shtml

Meanwhile , according to O .P . Austin , Africa , Latin America and Asia are green tropics that are the subjects of control of modern progressive nations located at the temperate zones in the world . These modern progressive nations develop ' the identified continents for their own benefits such as a place where they can manufacture their own needs for a lesser effort and cost . In the end , it is the modern progressive nations that are getting more advantages over the less progressive nations

Imperialism is more often defined as the state where a stronger country dominates a weaker one . And in the process , abusing the weaker country

Scholars determine superpower nations when it comes to economic , social and political matters as imperialist countries such as the United States or Japan

But for over four or five years , one significant event did not escape the pages of history - the European Imperialism

European Imperialism

Because of the undeniable and unstoppable rise in economy and technology of the Western part of the world during the 19th century , there was a very apparent rise as well on their military dominance over the world

And in the later part of 19th century , European markets were becoming saturated , and union workers were beginning to secure guarantees of better wages and shorter hours . Industrialists began looking abroad for new markets and laborers . In doing so , they fulfilled predictions made in the 1840s by Karl Marx and other socialists , that the capitalist nations of Europe would inevitably become imperialist , since the forces of competition compelled capitalist powers to be always attempting to expand the areas under their economic control (http /www .loyno .edu seduffy /imperialism .html

According to Parenti , the earliest victims of European imperialism were the other European countries themselves . And wherever they land their feet on , it was inevitable for them to change that land 's political social and religious structures

But besides its dominance over Asian and other European countries , one of the continents that were greatly affected by its supremacy , was Africa

Colonialization of Africa

Up until the end of the 19th century , European colonizers were not...