"Mountains of the Moon"

The movie the mountains of the moon is about the trials 2 European explorer's faced in Africa Nile. The discovery of it would be the next biggest thing than when Columbus found America. But unlike Columbus who had a map but just didn't go the right way, Speke & Burton. The Nile is an important river that stretches throughout major parts of Africa. The two faced horrible problems along they way based on the movie. Things such as tribe wars, Disease and bug problems, theft, drought & a lot of hardships on the way to the base concerning the terrain and weather. Gaining the faith and trust of the people they hired,was also a problem. Some people would run away and steal their goods, and some would betray Speak and Burton while in the middle of their expedition.Finally,after about six months, the Europeans had found the source of the Nile. It was the third largest lake in the world and they named it "Lake Victoria".The primary technological advantage that Europeans had over African people was guns and powerful weapons, where as Africans carried only spears. The Europeans also had tools such as microscopes and telescopes. The Europeans were civilized, the Africans lived in tribes and had no government. All of this allowed the Europeans to eventually conquer Africa so easily. As you can see this is how many countries found a way to exploit Africa through its rich resources but very poor defense.