European Imperialism In South Africa

South Africa has diamonds and gold. The Boers settled in Africa long before the British came there to colonize. The Boers were Dutch and come over to Africa in 1652. The Boers and the British did not agree with British policies including land and slaves. The Boers had no where to go but north. Which later became known as the Great Trek. When they were heading north they got in fierce battles with the Zulu and many other African groups as they were attempting to take land. The Boers didn't want outsiders coming in when gold was discovered. The Boers did t want any of the people coming to seeks fortune to gain any political rights. People tried to rebel against the Boers and failed. The British were blamed, and the tension was greater than ever.

Protestantism was introduced to South Africa earlier in history than China but their encounters were accepted different ways. The Dutch East India Company’s Cape Colony in 1685 was used for trade and later became the Cape of Good Hope (Jacobsen 52). The Netherlands had supported Protestant missionaries but in 1687 there was a large influx of Protestants that helped found schools, translate the Bible, a convert a few South Africans, though generally the South Africans were reluctant to change their religion. The native people were exposed to many sects of Protestantism including Methodist, Anglican, Presbyterianism, Baptist, and others. The success of a missionary depended greatly on the “zeal of the African converts than direct actions of missionaries,

Throughout the 18th and 19th century, Europe underwent an Industrial Revolution. People began relying heavily on machines. Various countries required resources for their industrial lifestyle, and thus they enforced a policy of imperialism. Imperialism is when a country politically, economically, and socially stronger takes control over a weaker country and utilizes the resources from that country. However, many countries abused their power during imperialism. European nations are guilty of abuse of power in the Congo, India, and South Africa.

In Africa, the French, British and German had direct jurisdiction over their colonies, but some colonies were owned by private companies. Later public outcry led to the nationalization of these companies, thus putting Africa in the direct hands of the great powers. Despite the great resources available in Africa, the colonies in Africa were more often regarded as important pieces in a geopolitical power struggle than flagship economic colonies. Because of the compartively primitive nature of the colonies in Africa, racial bias grew, and once again, Africans were regarded as subservient to Europeans. The partitioning of Africa and relatively Primitive technology and way of life amongst the native populace only served to strengthen and reinforce these biases. In South Africa, in fact, the native people were relegated to reservations, and given no rights. The Scramble for Africa had the unfortunate side effect of tarnishing the reputation of African people and reinforcing racial

To exert their power, Europeans, who were the minority in South Africa created laws and used to force to keep their dominance and separation

South Sudan is one of the most diverse countries in Africa. Sudan was the largest country in Africa until 2011 when members from the south voted for independence. Later after the war they had got divided into two different countries.

The South African people lost their own government during the colonization because they were under the control of the British and the people were enslaved. It gave the South African people a very unfair feeling because they were living in their own country but controlled by someone else. When they first lost their own government, the people could not adapt to the new policy of slavery due to the loss of freedom. Even though a lot of people did not like it that way, they had to adapt to the policy as soon as possible in order to survive. They were also not used to be controlled by the rules that the British created. For example, the punishment of the slaves were strictly controlled by the British government. One of the policy was “The number of hours the slaves could be made to work was not limited,” which meant they had to work a lot everyday. In addition, slaves’ marriages were only allowed in 1824 after South Africa had regained independence in 1822. It showed that after South Africa was not colonized by the British, people had much more freedom than before. Therefore, the British colonization brought the South African people a very bad political impact by losing its own government, not being used to be controlled by the rules, and not being able to adapt to the new

Have you ever heard of a country called Angola? Angola is an southwestern African country full of untold interesting facts. It is surrounded by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Zambia, and Namibia. As the twenty third largest nation (referring to land), it is 1,246,700 square kilometers, and has the population of about 19 million people. Its capital, Luanda, has the population of about 5 million people, located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.

You have to check out Ghana! You’ll be amazed by the rich culture it has. Ghana is located in West Africa, between the Sahel and Sahara in the north and the highlands and tropical rain forest in the South. It is located

Angola is located in south western Africa. Bordered by Zamibia, Nambia, The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Atlantic Ocean, it is Africa’s seventh largest country with a total area of 1,246,700km2. Angola has a rich history full of hardships and grandeur. Its largest and most important city is the capital, Luanda. Angola contains a rich culture made up of diverse urban and tribal peoples. It is a unitary presidential republic and has one of the fastest growing economies in the world.

     Africa has more than 800 languages native to its continent. African cultures are so diverse that they are different from any other culture of the world. African cultures contain many different languages. African languages range from common French to languages unheard of to most people such as Swahili. African arts are much different than American arts. Their art involves much more creative pottery, masks, and paintings. Africa has a very interesting culture. Reasons being the people are very creative and like to express their individuality. The most diverse cultures in the world belong to Africa.

For hundreds of years South Africa has endured a constant power struggle, oppression under the apartheid government, the AIDS epidemic and homophobia. Internationally there are currently four countries that permit same-sex marriages, which include the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium and Canada. Even though homosexuality remains largely taboo in South Africa, the country is taking steps towards overall equality and improved human rights allowing such unions to take place where this lifestyle was once forbidden.

The country has 9 Provinces, each with its own government with a provincial legislature, premier and executive council. Each province is different in its own way with unique landscapes, populations, economies, and climates. Before 1994, South Africa had only four Provinces and those four provinces were divided into racial and language groups.

Namibia has a total population of 2.3million (from 2015 census record), Land area of about 823290km2, with Gross domestic product (GDP) of 13.11Billion USD (2015) and GDP per Capita of 5693.13USD.

South Africa is located, as one might expect, on the southern tip of Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west, the Indian Ocean on the south and east. Along its northern border, from west to east, lay Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe, and to the northeast are Mozambique and Swaziland. Wholly-enclosed by South Africa, and situated in its eastern central plain, is the independent kingdom of Lesotho. The country is divided into nine provinces namely Limpopo, Gauteng, North West, Free State, Kwazulu Natal, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, and also Western Cape. Although South Africa's climate varies