RESPONSE:
Directions: Based on what you just read, do you agree with the quote below? Why or why not? (Use information from your notes in your answer.)
“[The African’s] chances of effective resistance have been steadily dwindling with the increasing perfectibility of modern weapons. … Thus the African is really helpless against the material gods of the white man, as embodied in the trinity of imperialism, capitalistic exploitation, and militarism.”
–Edward Morel (a British journalist) from his book The Black Man’s Burden
In other words...
Do you think Africans stood a chance to resist European
Imperialism? Even with all the weapons, money and power Europeans
Countries had over Africa?
The author of the quote says 'NO!' What do you think?
7 comments:
no i dont tink they would stand a chance at all.they wouldn't stand a chance becausethey were out numbered and out classed. they were so outdated with wepons that it wouldn't make sence to fight back
No i think African had a chance standing against the European imperialism.
My reason why i say that is because African is the wealthiest state with allot of resource their that they can use to fight off the European with. It don't take military force to win a battle you win a battle by using commend sense an your surrounding.
Africa have way more population den any other state and if the Native can resist the European and make then run away then that main African people can do the same to the European.
I agree, with your comment Fred. I believe if Africa had a more unified resistance than they would have stood a better chance to battle European imperialism. However, at this time there was not a lot of communication between the different regions across Africa and that really hurt their resistance.
Nafeese- I would be careful when you say that Europeans were smarter. They had access to more materials and industrialized faster. That does not mean their brains were more developed or they were more intelligent.
Europeans definitely had some clear advantages and it would have been extremely difficult for Africans to resist the massive power that Europe had.
UNION is the world that Africa need to fight European. Be together without looking at religion, beliefs, clan, tribu... would be the best army they can have. Even if they were exploited for many years, remenber some of the tribu chief were fighting against the Europeans before some won, some not but that happen we wasn't in the 21century and in the 21st everybody know how to protect himself
As of now i think Africa can stand a chance of resisting the European Imperialism i mean think about if every one in Africa would have put there mind togather like the European did befor taking Africa apart they would had stand a chance of resisting the Imperialism of the European
I think africans did not stand a chance against the weapons,money and power.But i do belive they should have tried to have been the europeans friends.Then traded on them to get their land back.If they hay did that maybe africa might be rich today.I'm not saying they didnt have a chance they chose not to really do anything.THIS IS MY OPINION.
Africans did have a chance to fight off european imperialism because you dont need weapons and money. Basically you need is somebody to try to help take control. When the Author said no i think that he was wrong. They could have steped up with socialism and built up a community or a government too help save africa.
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