The ruse of colonialism on Africa changed its history forever, but there were positive and negative effects because they built schools and improved healthcare medical, but they also had separate benefits and drain of resources. During the period of colonization in Africa, colonialism didn't really have many positive impacts except for modernization. Colonialism brought modernization to technologically underdeveloped parts of the world. Modernization plans included such things as the construction of railroads for accessible commerce, required medical advancements, and schools accommodating more modern education. These approaches have helped inexperienced countries redress their universal status as a midpoint of trade. Improvements in education have given immigrant students the opportunity to compete with foreign students in fields such as literature, art, mathematics, and science. Another thing that had a positive impact on colonialism was putting an end to countries' poor traditions. During the development of colonialism, the governing nation had the ability to improve or destroy certain social beliefs of the region. For example, once India was colonized, the long-standing practice of Sati was destroyed in India. Ian Smith is right with what he says because if there was no colonialism, Africa would not modernize and would not be able to keep up with other countries in the world. Other positive things they left behind were things like roads, railways, hospitals and also schools which had been built for the sake of the colonizers, but when they left no one knew how manage them. Another positive impact of colonialism on Africa was the introduction by the colonial powers of a productive system of administration in the country. This has ...... middle of paper ......t concocted a shortage in Africa's mineral wealth. This was a disadvantage for African countries in terms of raw materials. There was no chance for Africa to develop and compete with the world since it was in rivalry with Europe. In conclusion, all of these effects may not seem so serious and negative, but they all played a pretty big role in bringing people together. African culture. The war unleashed by imperialism left unfathomable scars in the African nation, which caused racial obstructions and social distinctions. The cruel treatment of the imperialist Westerners towards African workers is indescribable and once and for all, the ideas that the Westerners had captured in Africa during the imperialist era do not dominate the expenditure of African lives that were abandoned for the benefit of the European industries..