Pros and Cons of Imperialism in Africa

Pros
1. The African people got the hospital and other public systems after the Europeans left.
2. People got educated.
3. The people in Africa came to know what kind of valuable resources were in their land
4. Railways and mines were built.
5. The cities got civilized.
6. People can speak other languages such as English and French which is an advantage for them in economy.
Cons
1. Innocent people were taken to the America as slaves.
2. It ruined the culture and changes the way of life of the people
3. The Europeans took away a lot of the good resources that could have been used to benefit the African countries.
4. More civil wars occurred after the Europeans left because they divided up the land without thinking about the relationships of the native tribes.
5. Many families were separated from each other when dividing up the land.
6. Forced labor was used to make people to gather resources for the Europeans.