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Colonies provided a wealth of resources that the imperialist powers didn't naturally have, such as cotton, tobacco, coffee, and sugar. Further, imperial powers tended to exploit native people of colonized lands for slave or cheap labor.
Colonial governments invested in infrastructure and trade and disseminated medical and technological knowledge. In some cases, they encouraged literacy, the adoption of Western human rights standards, and sowed the seeds for democratic institutions and systems of government
Three benefits of colonial rule and three problems of colonial rule were social, political, and economic. On the bright side, European governments reduced local conflicts, Europeans brought Africa deeper into the world economy, and railroads, dams, and telephone and telegraph lines were built.
