Amathoyizi endlovu athambile aqala ngasekupheleni kwekhulu le-19 eYurophu, lapho onodoli bezilwane abathungwe ngesandla babeyizinto ezikhethekile zezingane ezidumile. Izindlovu, ezifanekisela "amandla nokuhlakanipha", zathola ukuthandwa. Ukwethulwa kwezinguqulo ezikhiqizwe ngobuningi ngo-1903 ngabakhiqizi baseJalimane kwaletha emindenini evamile. Okuphawulekayo ukuthi izizwe zase-Afrika zisasebenzisa ezenziwe ngezandla emasikweni akhula ngokushesha, zigcina izibopho zamasiko ezindala zamakhulu eminyaka.