1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
kupik [55]
2 years ago
7

How did technological advances help with European imperialism in Africa?

History
1 answer:
Tju [1.3M]2 years ago
7 0

Answer:

The development of steam-powered ships greatly assisted European powers that sought to extend their empires in Africa and Asia. Europeans had enjoyed a virtual monopoly on sea travel since the first imperial expansion began in the 1500s, but this only extended to the coasts. European ships were too awkward to travel inland via the river systems in their empires. Therefore, even great seafaring nations like the Portuguese were often limited to coastal colonial possessions in Africa. American historian Jared Diamond famously coined the phrase “Guns, Germs, and Steel” to explain why European civilizations conquered the Amerindian peoples in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Steel steamships (and other technologies) helped European empires expand inland in Africa and Asia; and once quinine had been discovered, exploration of the former continent was made much easier. Nonetheless, it cannot be forgotten that much of this exploration was done at the point of a gun; and once Europeans had staked their claims to territory, their advanced weaponry helped to secure the land for decades to come.

Explanation:

Improvements in steam power in the early nineteenth century enabled such river

travel, helping Europeans travel inland to expand their empires. Smaller, more powerful

engines allowed smaller boats to travel against the current with more success. Soon,

European empires – chiefly the British – launched steamships in the direction of Asia.

The British East India Company, for instance, used steam ships in their war against the

Kingdom of Burma in 1824, which was fought chiefly along the rivers.

The chief improvement in weaponry that affected European imperial ventures

was the refinement of the gun. Guns were not new to Africans, as they had been used

in North Africa since the sixteenth century. In Algeria, for instance, the people often

made their own guns, while the rich traders on the sub-Saharan coast bought cheap –

but easily repaired – European weapons. Yet, as Europeans moved further inland in

Africa, they encountered fewer people with guns. Their opponents were more likely to

carry swords and shields and charge out from castles than to employ guns and

ammunition. Even so, around the turn of the nineteenth century, most European

soldiers still fought with a musket, which was notoriously inaccurate and took a long

time to reload. It was often more effective to use the musket as a pike than as a gun.

This handicap was overcome through several new technologies developed over the

course of the nineteenth century.

You might be interested in
14. The one of the most prosperous province in India.
Veronika [31]

Answer:

satara

Explanation:

branless me please if i am wrong

7 0
3 years ago
What invention helped the ancient Sumerians trade more easily and widely with other civilizations? help me!!!
shtirl [24]

Answer:

the sailboat

Explanation:

sailboats we're invented in order to expand sumerian trade

7 0
3 years ago
Who was Francisco Franco?
iren2701 [21]
Spanish general who ruled over spain from 1939 to 1975... during his ruling he assumed the title Caudillo
3 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Based on the part of the letter that you just read, what can you conclude about the relationship between Britain and the colonie
GrogVix [38]
The correct answer should be <span>Colonies were taking active steps to resist British laws.

The war had not yet begun even though the Letter of Abigail was written in the same year as when the war began. The letter was written in February while the War began in July when the declaration of independence was made. They did not resolve their differences but have not yet begun fighting in the war which came a few months later.</span>
8 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
What was the name given to the large population growth in America after World War II? 
ivann1987 [24]
This period was known as the baby boom, and this generation is still referred to as the "baby boomers," this being because there was a huge increase in the birth rate as people returned home from the war. 
5 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • Which american third party's membership included mostly farmers and laborers?
    9·1 answer
  • 99 POINTS!!!
    7·2 answers
  • Do you agree with America's
    5·1 answer
  • Features of___
    9·1 answer
  • The purpose of the first voyages of exploration was to discover deposits of gold.
    7·1 answer
  • What is the gram shabha​
    6·1 answer
  • Write down the names the personalities who were the part of freedom of pakistan​
    8·1 answer
  • How did highway construction in South Carolina compare to the rest of the United States during the Cold War period?
    14·1 answer
  • What was the goal of the three ships that left England in 1606?
    9·1 answer
  • Help please please ​
    7·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!