Question

Which three of these developments were major effects of European colonization in Africa? improvement in transportation and education systems disregard for existing political or ethnic boundaries promotion of free trade across countries civil conflicts within Africa establishment of Islam as a prominent religion in Africa NextReset

Answer 1

Three major effects of European colonization in Africa were:
- improvement in transportation and education systems
- disregard for existing political or ethnic boundaries
- promotion of free trade across countries

European nations that colonized Africa were Traditional Catholics, so they did not impose Islam as a prominent religion in Africa.

Answer 2

Options A, B, and C are the right answers. That the major effects of the European Colonization in Africa were the Improvement in transportation and education systems, Disregard for existing political or ethnic boundaries, Promotion of free trade across countries civil conflicts within Africa.

Option D, cannot be followed because Colonists introduced Christianity in Colonial Africa and not Islam.

African societies faced European expansion between the 1870s and 1900. The main aim of the Colonists was to abuse the Physical and economic resources of the area to serve the Colonizing nation. Therefore, to reach their goal, they promoted Free trade, began an improved way of education (provided education to local people which helped them to learn more about their nation and culture), and built infrastructures.