4)What role do you think the imperialism of the 19th and 20th century played in sparking the civil war in Sierra Leone?
Well Sierra Leone is a major part of Africa which has an abundance of diamonds. Europeans whom went there because they wanted the diamonds to use as natural resources and sell it in America for a high price. The Africans fought back because they wanted to keep their diamonds. This caused a civil war that started in March 1991, which affected the Africans because their was unemployment, poor economic conditions and tribalism. By the way tribalism is that the Africans were separated by tribes with different culture who fought each other. However, this affected sienna Leone and the people that lived there because ten thousand died. This left a big impact in Africa.
We liked how you showed both sides of British Imperialism on Sierra Leone. For example, when you stated the reason for the British being there and the African's side of the story. Also, we really like your choice of political cartoons.
ReplyDeletei like this post it taught me about what the Unite nation really want to do with sierra leone. Also i like how said that africans want to stay with their diamond cause that was there best natural resource. By the way nice pic. VERY NICE!!!!
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