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France, Germany, and Britain have had a negative effect on Cameroon, leading to civil war. The Anglophone crisis, where the English-speaking people are being killed, started in 1919 when Cameroon was split into English and French territories. Despite promises to respect the English language and culture, a French-majority government suppressed protests, leading to rebel groups fighting the military. The empires' disregard for ethnic borders and focus on resources caused instability. Economic mismanagement and reliance on private enterprises worsened the situation. The French also limited Cameroon's alliances, hindering its development. The lack of support from these empires has been a major problem. Overall, the empires have left a destructive mark on Cameroon. Hello and welcome to the History Podcast where every nerd has a home. I know that a lot of people say that France, Germany, and Britain didn't leave much of a negative effect on Cameroon, but I'm here to tell you that that is not true. Not only has it left a mark, it has left civil war. I'm sure a lot of you have heard of the Anglophone crisis where the government has been killing the English-speaking people of Cameroon. This all started in 1919 when the British and the French wanted to take as much territory as possible, splitting Cameroon in two, one English and the other French. Once Cameroon was given its independence, the English part was promised that their language and culture would be respected, but once a French-majority government came to power, and after friendly protest was put down violently in 2016, I'm sure you can guess, a rebel group started to fight the Cameroonian military. I mean, already you can see the massive mess that these former empires have left behind. One of the other problems was that the empires didn't care much about ethnic borders, they cared about their resources and how much land they controlled, but once this nation was jumbled up together, full of these different ethnicities, I mean, of course they didn't agree. One of the best examples of this was between Besan and the Oko villages in the northwest of Cameroon, where they had many clashes throughout the 2000s, I mean, creating a lot of instability in an already in jeopardy nation. One of the bigger problems in Cameroon was definitely forcing them to be a capitalist economy, in making a new nation over-rely on private enterprises and a few mismanagements of resources in the 1980s. The economy went into chaos with high inflation, turning the nation upside down, I mean, that's just horrible. Now you can already see the horrible mark and the giant one they've left on this baby nation. Another mistake definitely made by the French was forcing this new nation, the Cameroonians, to have close ties with the West instead of letting it choose its allies that could benefit them the most, which, you know, may have hindered its development in the long run. I mean, it's like my dad forcing me to only be friends with the neighbors, because even if I want to find other friends. But honestly, the biggest mistake from my perspective was leaving the country on its own with no support. I think, honestly, this has been the root of the Cameroonians' biggest problems. It's like you're getting kicked out when you're 18 but end up with no money or anything. And you can see these massive empires have left a giant mark on this nation, carving a path of destruction and chaos. I mean, what massive jerks, am I right? I want everybody to thank everybody for listening to the History Podcast, where every nurse has a home.