Question

The cartoon titled ‘The cutting of Africa at the Berlin Conference’ shows the imperialistic ambitions of European nations. State two features of Imperialism.

Answer 1

• Territorial Expansion and Domination: A powerful country directly occupies, controls, or annexes the territories of weaker nations, drawing artificial boundaries to expand its global empire.
• Economic Exploitation: The imperialist power systematically drains the colonised country of its valuable raw materials and natural resources to fuel its home industries, while utilising the colony as a captive market to sell manufactured goods.