IDSA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Indirect Rule, Mercantilism, France
2 Apr 2018
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Toronto was bought from the missisasugans without their knowledge. 1942 was the age of exploration by european powers. Period of mercantilism: european countries competing with each other through trade and policy promoting exports and subsidising industry. Imperialism was a strategy by which european states pursued external investment and penetration of markets to acquire raw materials. Colonialism is the settlement and administration of colonies by a colonial government. Direct rule: central colonial government rules with colonial officials on the ground in the colony. Indirect rule: employ natives to rule on their behalf e. g. british east africa. Result: colonialism went from the borders of africa to the inside of it. Late colonial development projects was aimed at halting anti-colonial movement. Modernisation efforts aimed at retaining linkages with colonial economy especially when they seemed like they would loose access to their colonies. Divide and rule policy in uganda motivated a enemity that halped maintain british position.
