TODAY WE DISCUSS ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF WORLD WAR ONE BASICALY ON AFRICA
The First World War brought the following effects on the lands of Africa. 1. Death and destruction of African properties The war led to the destruction of African properties especially African Agriculture and deaths of Africans who participated in the war like in Libya, Somalia and Kenya. 2. Extreme exploitation The aftermath of the First World War led to intensive exploitation of African resources because the European nations wanted to compensate what they had lost during the war. Example, introduction of new taxes, forced labor, mineral extraction became dominant. 3. Great depression The First World War led to the Great Depression which victimized Africa economies that led to the fall of the prices of cash crops which became a region to solve the problems of great depression in Europe. Example prices of African agriculture produce fallen, wages of social services reduced. 4. Fall of prices of the raw materials The war led to the fall of prices of raw materials because of severe ...