2.+Imperialism

Somalia was so important to the British because they wanted to "safeguard" trade links that they had. They were also interested because they had new motives for colonization. They wanted to create new ways of living for the country so it would work for them. The Italians first used their authority in 1889. Somalia wasn't just important to the British, it was also important to the Fench and Italians. They were all fighting to take over the other's land. The Italians invaded British Somaliland during World War II but the British ended up taking the land back in 1941 and they went in to take Italian Somaliland. They ruled both combined areas until 1950.