Question

What happened shortly after reports of the African adventures of Livingstone and Stanley were printed in newspapers?

Answer 1

The British began to colonize parts of Africa.

Explanation:

After the adventures of Livingston and Stanley in Africa, their adventures were printed out and made available to the general public. Lot of things that these two explorers discovered seemed very appealing for both the government and the people. Being at the peak of its power and wanting to keep that status, the British Empire started to make plans to colonize Africa.

Lot of things made Africa good region for colonization, such as the people being primitive, being significantly less developed, having abundance of resources, and opening up new market. Being technologically superior, the British were able to overcome the problems and conquer huge part of Africa, having colonies in all regions of the continent, except for Central Africa.

Some of the territories (modern day countries) that were conquered were:

• South Africa
• Zimbabwe
• Zambia
• Nigeria
• Ghana
• Egypt
• Tanzania

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