Late 19th Century British Imperialism in Africa

Imperialism is a difficult term to pin down. In Euro centric terminology, ‘the concept of imperialism has included the forcible establishment of political control by one state over others through such means as colonies and protectorates (formal imperialism)’ . This is most associated with the division of Africa by the European powers in the 19th century. This is also the aspect of imperialism to be covered in this paper, more specifically, the British involvement in Africa.
The imperialists’ ‘war cry’ as it was, was ‘God, gold and glory’, that is to say, the pursuit of an expansionist agenda under these auspices, the former being less important than the latter two. The British, though it’s not to say other nations were not guilty of this fact, were more interested in worldly gains rather than spreading Christianity. At the centre of it all was the British desire to strengthen itself to make war on its neighbours and keep the upper hand in the European hierarchy. T...