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Summary: Chapters one and two of The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon describe how colonized Africans fought for their independence from colonizing countries. Colonizers were using their capitalistic systems to take the resources within Africa. In this system, Africans were being exploited for their labor which kept them submissive to European colonial powers.Continue reading “The Wretched of the Earth, Chapters I and II, March 10, 2020”

The Colonial system in Africa was extremely detrimental to the cultures of Africa as well as their resources. The colonies that extirpated the resources from the continent devastated Africans because of the changes within education and infrastructure. When capitalism was brought into Africa, it caused many problems because no infrastructure was created. Due to theContinue reading “Blog post for 02/25/2020 “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa” Chapter VI.”

Native Administration in Nigeria Argument: British officials did not believe the Nigerians were capable of governing themselves, unlike those in India. This is due to the British not believing Nigerians were “civilized.”  Questions: Did the British respect the Nigerian’s values or culture? Why?  No, because we see from the tone of the author that heContinue reading “HIS 322 Primary Source Assignment, Native Administration in Nigeria, 02/19/2020”

Africa as a continent was stripped of its ability to strive due to European nations involvement. It’s able bodied people were captured as slaves, which resulted in a diminished workforce and stagnated numbers of African people. A labor force was particularly important during this time period, for example, the West Indies were valueless without slaveContinue reading “02/12/2020 Group Discussion on how “Europe Underdeveloped Africa””

A summary of the chapters: Walter Rodney’s book, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa discusses many ways in which Africa was used as a non-renewable resource. In the chapters, Rodney explains that European nations such as England, Portugal, and France all created havoc in trying to establish dominance over Africans. African societies and nations tried to withstand the attacks ofContinue reading “Blog Post on “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa”Chapters III, IV, & V.”

Act of Navigation for the Congo What would benefit the navigation of the Congo if the tariff was imposed? Answer: Tariffs would help benefit local establishments on the Congo (Article 19). The tariffs would be calculated accordingly, which would allow for parties and nations to be treated equally (Article 19). The addition of tariffs wouldContinue reading “In Class Primary Source Analysis, Excerpt from the Berlin Conference General Act.”

Hi, my name is Andrew Miller and I come from a small farm called Newfield, NY which is located right outside Ithaca, NY. I grew up working on farms and living in the outdoors. I really enjoy being out in the woods; hiking, fishing, hunting, running, and exploring. I am a junior at SUNY Cortland,Continue reading “Andrew Miller”