Effects of Modernization
...pean education.It helped African children to learn much more about different kinds of science, to study English,to improvetheir knowledge about thierown countries.Sometimes, children from elite families were sent abroad to study.When African countries won their independence, they established their own educational rules. Also, Ithink that one important advantage is economic modernization.The economy of African countries was based on farming, heding,hunting, and trade.Under the influence of Western countries , Africa has become a part of the world capitalist economy. For example, under the British , Kenya developed an economy based on the export of agricultural products. Inspite of these advantages,modernization has some disadvantages.First of all, Western countries forced Africa to study English.Many American theachers came to Africa. They didn`t care about the Africans and their language.The teachers wanted them to forget African language and spoke English only. The second disadvantage is religious and cultural modernization.Western countries wa...