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"The Colonisation of Africa was Inevitable in the Late Nineteenth Century" Discuss.
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"The Colonisation of Africa was Inevitable in the Late Nineteenth Century" Discuss Witold Kozlowski 6EN This essay will set out to judge, whether or not the colonisation of Africa in the late nineteenth century was indeed inevitable. This will be judged on the basis of various economic, political, military and socio-cultural interests, which could, at that time, only be fulfilled in Africa. The fulfillment of these interests, through colonisation in Africa will not be regarded as inevitable, if their fulfillment could have taken place elsewhere. In the late nineteenth century Africa was only beginning to be the focus of Europeans, which up till then were solely preoccupied with acquiring colonies elsewhere (mainly Asia and North America). Africa was largely unknown, uncharted territory (with the exception of a few coastlines), and thus was regarded as the 'dark continent'. Yet, the growing desire for new scientific discoveries pushed explorers to un-shroud the only left, mystery...
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