Answer to Question #170882 in History for Elizabeth Moreno

Question

What is one way in which Europeans attempted to transform the point of view expressed in the passage from being a vision for the future of Africa to being a historical reality.

Answer 1

This attempted transformation of point of view is reflected in the passage from being hope for Africa's future to being a historical fact, since the European point of view is already a historical reality, as shown by Africa's classification as one of the world's poorest nations. Previously, Europe's one-way perspective was to colonize Africa due to its industrialization problems; but, instead of supporting Africa, Europe saw this as an opportunity to gain a surplus population, and so settler colonies were created. Africa's lifestyle and civilization were destroyed as a result of this historical fact.