divide and conquer

Christianity both divided some nations and was taken on widely in others. Africa wholehartedly adopted christianity as their religion. 50% of the Africans who weren't muslim identified as christian. The reasoning behind this was not only the tens of millions of missionaries that came to Africa, but the education opportunities that came with becoming part of this western religion. Mission schools were set up for Africans, which gave them opportunities to stray away from the merciless collonists and controling countries. In India, Christianity brought along a strong sense of community. However this feeling was because of the new unification of the HIndu religion. HInduism helped to unify many Indians while seperating them from Muslims. This created a mass division in India. This reminds me of the conflict right now in Israel and Palesine. Before the British interfiered, it was a pretty peaceful country, however with the British problems arose. After World War II many Jewish people no longer felt safe in Europe, with good reason, and so the British set up a country, a safe haven, for them which was called Israel. HOwever then two religions became were calling the exact same space home. In India, with England's introduction of the christian religion, India split into two religions, Muslim and Hindu. Then the British set up Pakistan which was supposed to be a safe haven for the Muslims. On the way to their new home, many many Muslims were killed by Hindus and vice versa. Meanwhile England stayed out of the conflict with both Israel as a new state and Pakistan as a new state.