Warum konnte Afrika kolonisiert werden?
Das lag an billigen Arbeitskräften, wenig Wettbewerb und sehr leicht verfügbaren Rohstoffen. Neben diesen Vorteilen bot Afrika auch Ressourcen, die die europäischen Staaten brauchten, in Europa aber nicht oder kaum existierten.
Warum teilten die Europäer Afrika auf?
Die afrikanischen Länder dienten insbesondere als Lieferanten von Rohstoffen, die in Europa zu Produkten verarbeitet wurden, die dann wiederum auf dem Weltmarkt große Profite einbrachten. Von diesen Gewinnen profitierten Afrikaner kaum bis gar nicht. Afrikanische Kolonien sind Geschichte.
Who is Yaa Asantewaa?
Yaa Asantewaa was an influential Ashanti queen at the beginning of the twentieth century who remains a powerful symbol today. Her birthdate is contested; she is generally believed to be born between the 1840s to 1860s in the Ashanti Confederacy in present-day Ghana. She was a skilled farmer before ascending to the title Queen Mother in the 1880s.
Who was King Kwasi Afrane and Yaa Asantewaa?
Kwasi Afrane was enthroned as the ruler of Edweso while Yaa Asantewaa married Owusu Kwabena—one of the grandsons of Osei Yaw Akoto, the seventh King of Asante who reigned from 1824 till 1834. Yaa Asantewaa was later appointed the Queen Mother of Ejisu by his brother, Edwesohene (King of Edweso) Kwasi Afrane.
Why did Yaa Asantewaa fight in the Golden Stool?
Yaa Asantewaa was highly disgusted at the behavior of her male counterparts and insisted that if the men would not fight, she would gather the women to fight for the land. Yaa Asantewaa led the famous war known as the War of the Golden Stool in 1900 against the British.
Who is Queen Asantewaa of Ghana?
She was the sister of the Ruler of Ejisu (Ejisuhene) Nana Akwasi Afrane Okpase, an ethnic group in present day Ghana. Asantewaa was appointed queen mother by her brother, Nana Akwasi Afrane Okpese.