During the Modern Era, the technological edge of the West was significantly substantial: the West, as a result of industrialization, had at its disposal various technological “tools” that made imperialism possible: machine guns and artillery, steamships and gunboats, railroads, telegraphs, and modern medicine, to name a few. The societies of Afro-Eurasia would likely have been able to repel Western imperialism had it not been for these tools. “Nor is violent physical opposition to abuse and injustice henceforth possible for the African in any part of Africa. His changes of effective resistance have been steadily dwindling with the increasing perfectibility in the killing power of modern armament. Thus Africa is really helpless against the material gods of the white man, as embodied in the trinity of imperialism, capitalistic exploitation, and militarism.”

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During the Modern Era, the technological edge of the West was significantly substantial: the West, as a result of industrialization, had at its disposal various technological “tools” that made imperialism possible: machine guns and artillery, steamships and gunboats, railroads, telegraphs, and modern medicine, to name a few. The societies of Afro-Eurasia would likely have been able to repel Western imperialism had it not been for these tools. “Nor is violent physical opposition to abuse and injustice henceforth possible for the African in any part of Africa. His changes of effective resistance have been steadily dwindling with the increasing perfectibility in the killing power of modern armament. Thus Africa is really helpless against the material gods of the white man, as embodied in the trinity of imperialism, capitalistic exploitation, and militarism.”

using this context give me 2 pieces of evidence from the text that supports the idea One enduring issue that can be identified from this context is the technological inequality between the West and societies of Afro-Eurasia. and make each 1 sentence

Answer 1

1) The mention of various technological tools such as machine guns, artillery, steamships, and railroads highlights the technological advantage of the West over societies of Afro-Eurasia during the Modern Era.

2) The statement that the African's chances of effective resistance have been steadily dwindling with the increasing killing power of modern armament further demonstrates the overwhelming technological superiority of the West, contributing to the enduring issue of technological inequality.