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= = = Chapter 15: Colonialism in Nigeria = Nigeria, a country in Africa, was a colonized territory starting in 1850. It was colonized by Britain during the time of Imperialism by Europe. Many things happened as a result of being colonized.
 * chapter || book pages || topic || disscussion due date || facilitator ||
 * 15 || 137-142  || Colonialism in Nigeria || || ||

The British used education as a tool to promote or develop a proper style of thinking. Nigerians were oppressed as they were subjected to accepting foreign values. This gave the British total domination over them. In a region that practiced Islam for over 500 years, Christianity was introdued.

As a result of the oppression, riots broke out between the Nigerians and the British, although most of the uprisings were eventually subdued by the military power of the British.

The southeastern quarter of Nigeria, mostly inhabited by the Igbo people, was economically very important to the British because of its natural resources; thus, most of England's commercial exploitation of Nigeria occurred in this area.

In 1960, Nigerians were given their independence, although they were not completely independent. After nearly 100 years of being a colony, Nigeria now depended on Britain, for Nigeria no longer had the resources to run their own country. Many problems rose including socio-economic and political issues after they were “independent” of Britain. To see more about this topic [|click here]. To see a video by the author [|click here].