Question

Compare and contrast the effects of European colonization on East Africa versus Central and South Africa.

Answer 1

11. Interactions with the Europeans brought change to East African society in early modern times. Trade brought access to new food crops, European textiles and metal goods. Slave trade was also prevalent but not as much as in other parts of Africa. Unlike east Africa, European colonization and slavery had a total negative impact on African societies, and led to the long-term impoverishment of south and central Africa and more wealth to colonizers.

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Answer 2

East Africa had many battles over territories and colonies