Imperialism in Africa: Cameroon; a Colony of Imperial Germany

In the years leading up to the Age of Imperialism, Cameroon was relatively primitive. The first known people to inhabit the area of Cameroon were the pygmy Baka people. They were replaced by the Bantu tribes and absorbed into the Bantu culture. Of a religious point of view, a powerful Islamic movement in the country largely replaced traditional native beliefs. Christian missionaries also began to have some influence later on, with the coming of Europeans. …

…the future however, some imperial countries exploited their colonies so harshly that even to this day the colony suffers from poverty. Cameroon has had quite the success story, it has hit rough patches but still to this day has been prosperous which leads to believe that imperialism in Cameroon was a positive experience. ( This essay has been written to provide support FOR imperialism in Africa and can be applied towards a debate on the subject. )