Ch 20: colonial Encounters "scramble for Africa"

PG 589-606 & 607-614
During the time of 175- 1914 had many colonial encounters. maintaining racial boundries was a central feature of many colonial socities. For Africans and asians colonial rule by the british, french, germans, italians and others was called a major new element in this historical experience during the time of the 19th century. Many depended on the cultures and past history of various colonized people. Men and women experienced the change differently. What i think is interesting is that not only did men and women see a difference so did educated classes, urban artists, peasant farmers and even laborers. what a diverse group of people to have been affected. By the early 1900's several of the great population centers of asia had come under the colonial control of britian, the netherlands, france, the UNited states and Japan. Europeans had to fight long to create their new empires in order for this to happen they had to attest to many wars. The south pacific territories of Australia dn New Zeland were both taken over by the british during the 19th  century and were similar to the earlier colonization of north america and kept the patterns of Asia. Violence was a huge feature of colonial life during conquest and even after groups and colonies were willing to cooperate. The colonial governements and private missionary organizations had a huge interest in promoting european education. Within African colonies europeans identified themselves and invented tribes each with there own territories. european colonial policies contradicted their own core values and practices. while britian and france were becoming more democratic the european colonies were becoming a dictatorship. many feared that this kind of social change vilified as "detribalization" and would challenge colonial rule. Colonial rule affected many of the peoples lives, tax, land and labor.
The cultivation of cotton was done by turns. each village had an allowed day to work. german east africa imposed the vultivation of cotton. there were a few way of working in colonial societies that involved wage labor, this was driven by a need of money, and a loss of land.
Economic life in european emprires varied from place to place. women had many hardships and men did not. Women were usually known as farmers in most areas but the men were not. As more and more men looked for employment they left their wives to run the house. and domestic economy alone. The women delt with this change in their own way they were moving away emotionally from there husbands and gaining a relationship with there birth families. Western edcation was very important to the minority group. education was obtained through government schools, reading and writting was very rare too see and was said magical power had to help you through this. We have moved forward in so many ways, someone not given the chance to learn to read and write would be crazy. yes an education is not a right but something we all have to to attend and to learn these basic fundamental needs to live!