Humanities MLA

Was missionary involvement in the colonization of Africa integral for the military actions that followed? How was intervention during the Scramble for Africa justified? Is colonialism justifiable? Why or why not?

The first part of the second prompt calls you to determine if missionary activity in Africa was essential to the colonial project. In other words, did missionary work facilitate or work in tandem with colonialism?

The second question asks you to detail how the colonial powers justified colonialism.