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Compare And Contrast French And West African Imperialism
Sam Weinstein
Mr. Wood
World History 514-6
2 March 2016

Massive developments in technology and industrialization led European powers such as England and France to attempt to extend their power to regions like Africa. While England and France both colonized Africa, enhancing education systems, France did this to regain lost land, while England did this for natural resources. Additionally, France navigated Senegal and the Senegal River with the use of gun-boat diplomacy, whereas England went about conquering African regions with the use of the Maxim Machine Gun. Both England and France attempted to extend their power to Africa, however England did this in an effort to gain natural resources to fuel their industrial revolution while France …show more content…
England colonized Africa because they required natural resources to to continue industrializing, whereas France wanted to conquer land they had lost in battles such as the Seven Years War. Also, while both France and England positively affected African education systems, England did this with new technological advances in weaponry, while France used gun-boat diplomacy.

"The French in West Africa." The French in West Africa. Accessed February 29, 2016. http://courses.wcupa.edu/jones/his312/lectures/fren-occ.htm.

"Imperialism in Africa." Imperialism in Africa. Accessed February 29, 2016. http://www.ocs.cnyric.org/webpages/phyland/files/imperialism in africa.pdf.

"Imperialism in North Africa." Women in World History. Accessed February 26, 2016. http://www.ocs.cnyric.org/webpages/phyland/files/imperialism in africa.pdf.

"French and British in West Africa: 15th to 19th Century." History of the French Empire. Accessed February 27, 2016. http://www.ocs.cnyric.org/webpages/phyland/files/imperialism in africa.pdf.

Green, John. "Imperialism: Crash Course World History #35." YouTube. September 20, 2012. Accessed March 02, 2016.
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