What I see as the Negative Effects of the New Imperialism.
The negative effects of the New Imperialism were the mistreatment of people. Upon arriving in Africa, Europeans saw Africans as primitive and barbarious. Europeans saw Africans as children that needed to be taken care of. However, the Europeans idea of care was to 'modernize' them. In other words, Europeans attempted to force christianity and european customs on the native Africans, even if they didn't want it. Furthermore, many africans were forced to for low pay with poor treatment under King Leopold of Belguim. The treatment of Africans as low, childish, and lesser was inhuman and enevitably lead to the inhumane treatment of these peoples.
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