L3 - How Europe Underdeveloped Africa

Question 1

(Rodney 1972:6)

Answer 1

‘The expansion of the economy leads eventually to a change in the form of social relation.’

Question 2

Sugar colonies:

Answer 2

17-18c most industrialised zone - Europeans produced 80-90% of the sugar consumed in WE

Question 3

(Rodney 1972:3)

Answer 3

‘The growing technological gap between Western Europe and Africa was consistent with the trend of capitalism to polarise wealth and power on the one hand, and poverty and dependence on the other.’