What were three parts of European conquest of colonies?

The European conquest of Africa in the 19th Century involved three areas: economic, social, and political. European powers controlled the economic activity of their colonies and utilized available resources to improve their own economy. Africans were not free to profit from their own resources or labor. The imperial powers also insisted that their colonies buy goods from them and could not participate in free trade. There were infrastructure and transportation improvements made in Africa by...

The European conquest of Africa in the 19th Century involved three areas: economic, social, and political. European powers controlled the economic activity of their colonies and utilized available resources to improve their own economy. Africans were not free to profit from their own resources or labor. The imperial powers also insisted that their colonies buy goods from them and could not participate in free trade. There were infrastructure and transportation improvements made in Africa by Europeans, but the Africans could not hope to profit from them as long as they were colonies.

European countries established their own political systems in the African colonies. The people of these states had very little power to rule over their own lands and people. While some colonies were granted more autonomy than others, they all had to answer to a European government. The Europeans also attempted to Westernize the African nations by introducing their language, currency, and religion to Africans. If Africans hoped for even minimal upward social mobility, they needed to assimilate to Western culture.