Theory question 108
Colonial AdministrationOutline five positive effects of colonialism on West Africa.
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Model answer
Any five:
1. Introduction of Western education.
2. Infrastructure: roads, railways, ports.
3. Modern health care.
4. Western system of government and law; constitutions.
5. Unification of different peoples into larger states.
6. Abolition of slave trade and inhuman practices.
7. Introduction of modern currency, banking and trade.
8. Spread of Christianity and English/French as common languages.
9. Introduction of cash crops and modern agriculture.
Explanation
Positive effects only; do not mix in negative effects.