Question

divide and conquer... divide y conquistaras... (imperialism) (imperialismo) makes sense that if you are now a country made of similar people with similar interests - you are going to want similar things and have similar needs. what helps this train of thought is if you have allies with people just like you too. what hurts you though is “country building” and you don’t have what you need to do this - which means you need to go get it. all the land in europe is taken up so it is time to “imperialize” and the place to do that is africa and asia. read this article on european imperialism in africa. tiene sentido que si ahora eres un país formado por personas similares con intereses similares, querrás cosas similares y tendrás necesidades similares. lo que ayuda a este tren de pensamiento es si tienes aliados con personas como tú también. sin embargo, lo que te duele es la “construcción del país” y no tienes lo que necesitas para hacer esto, lo que significa que debes ir a buscarlo. toda la tierra de europa está ocupada, por lo que es hora de “imperializar” y el lugar para hacerlo es áfrica y asia. lea este artículo sobre el imperialismo europeo en áfrica. https://peterrock12.wordpress.com/2010/12/07/the - scramble - for - africa - two - views - on - european - imperialism/ 10. what were european countries trying to accomplish by “taking” colonies in africa? 11. what do you think they really did to africa in this process? 10. ¿qué intentaban lograr los países europeos al “tomar” colonias en áfrica? 11. ¿qué crees que le hicieron realmente a áfrica en este proceso?

Explanation:

European countries during the era of imperialism in Africa aimed to gain resources like minerals and agricultural products, establish new markets for their goods, and increase their global power and prestige. In reality, their actions led to exploitation of African resources, disruption of local cultures and social - structures, and the imposition of European political and economic systems.

Answer:

1. European countries were trying to gain resources (minerals, agricultural products), establish markets for their goods, and increase their global power and prestige by taking colonies in Africa.
2. In reality, they exploited African resources, disrupted local cultures and social - structures, and imposed European political and economic systems on Africa.