The African Colonial Template

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The African Colonial Template
Indian
Trade within Africa
INDIA has many regions and empires
Camels and overland trade (details)
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Contact with the outside world (Europe) After
1492 and Columbus
Resources - Slaves -minerals, gold, etc.
Slave Trade (exploitation)
Triangle Trade European traders and some Africans
participate
Colony established by European power (typically
in late 1800s)
Governments Set Up
Decolonization after the World Wars (Early to mid
1900s)
Europeans set up puppet governments Put one
ethnic group in charge of another
Native Africans begin to rule again. . . But
governments are often ineffective
Disease, Famine, Drought, AIDS, Climate Change,
The Green Revolution all lead to struggles for
Africa.
INDIA / PAKISTAN
Native Africans are given no opportunity to learn
to govern
Corruption is widespread, the powerful exploit
the people
Modern Struggles