strayer chapter 20 589-606

this chapter is pretty much about how colonies where trying to take over each other. i find it interesting that the Europeans preferred informal control, because the it was cheaper and less likely to provoke wars because they had to no issue taking the land they were on they took over it with no problem so its like they were being cowards they only take land that they can take over easily. I find it so sad that the British soldiers burned all the Africans huts and down and the burned all the people up like really where were their morals and values and hearts. I also find it messed up that the Indian military tried to convert Muslim to be christian by putting pork on stuff disrespecting their faith i don't understand why they couldn't just except their religion and take over the country. i think a very big part of why Africa is so poor today is because all the other  countries always took from them and they never got to profit off their own assets.