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Imperialism in Africa When the Age of Imperialism began in 1875, it effected Africa in many ways. Nowhere was the competition for colonies more intense than in Africa. Europeans went after North and South Africa splitting up the continent. Egypt and Sudan were taken over by Britain to obtain the Suez Canal. Imperialism helped to develop Africa's economy and turned it into a continent of colonies. Until well into the 1800's Africa was relatively unknown to Europeans. They controlled less than ten percent of the continent. By 1882 Britain, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Spain were all claiming parts of Africa. In 1900, they had divided ninety percent
These countries were no match for the Europeans bent on conquest. Therefore, when fighting broke out in 1882, Britain took over the area and turned Egypt into a protectorate. By 1900, Europeans controlled most of Africa. Imperialism had now changed Africa, and started industrializing it. These products, used as cash crops for export, in part displaced the food crops grown for local consumption. Next the British turned their attention to Sudan. The Commercial plantations they worked in produced peanuts, palm oil, cocoa, and rubber. Most were organized into communities based on ties of tradition and family. Thus, in 1898 Britain conquered Sudan and made it a condominium. This Scottish missionary spent thirty years in central Africa, and gave !Europeans their first detailed information about Africa and its people. The Europeans treated the Africans little better than slaves. Occasionally, a powerful group formed a state that was strong enough to conquer neighboring groups and form an empire. Later Europeans started exploring the continent. Europeans established Colonial rule and forced Africans to work for them.
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