How Did European Colonized Africa

The European colonized Africa for numerous reasons such as the medical advancement for malaria which was devastating the European population. During the industrial revolution, the Europeans perfected the gun which gave them an advantage over Africa. The European-built an empire in Africa by converting them to Christianity and introducing two types of government, direct rule, and indirect rule. They established missionaries that change the culture and religion which resulted in modern schools and hospitals. Compared to the direct rule and the indirect rule, the direct rule caused more problems than the indirect rule because the original society was left alone. The Europeans colonized Egypt for their Egyptian raw cotton that would be used in the textile mills. Persia was colonized by European moguls who controlled the Persian railroad construction, banking, and oil. In 1908, the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company found oil
European domesticated animals carried diseases that the Africa tribes were not immune too. The Cape society and the Koi-san tribe soon fell fatal to the diseases that the Europeans bought over. Modern technology such as guns allowed the Europeans to expand further north. For example, the Zulus tribe used ancient technology such as bows and arrows while the European used guns and later machine guns. The African tribes did not stand a chance. Egypt and India government and society were going through difficulties which allowed the Europeans to control and take over their country. In the 1870s, Egypt was heavily in debt to European government and investors. Egypt sold their share of the canal to Britain in 1875. Eventually, Britain seized control over Egypt by using military forces. The Muslims Mughals ruled over India in the 1700s but lost power in the 1800s. India and Sri Lanka society collapsed, and Britain gained