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European Colonialism

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Following the end of WWII and the formation of the United Nations in 1945, there was a renewed view of European colonialism - that is the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically by several European states. This changed outlook came from the ‘new’ perceived global notion of racial equality and national self-determination born out of the now discredited ideology of Nazism, i.e. ‘Inferior nations who are unable to govern themselves’. There was no longer to be a justification for the political hierarchy of colonialism. The ‘success’ of the decolonisation of European colonies is not something which can be easily determined, as this ‘success’ is one which can only be evaluated once the definition of what it means to successfully decolonise a nation is established. In one sense of the meaning, the decolonisation of the territories can be deemed to be almost wholly successful (as of 2011 fewer than 2 million people live under colonial …show more content…

The French colonial empire was the second largest colonial empire after the British with its total population being around 65,598,000 in 1945 . It was Charles X of France who first gave consent for the occupation of Algerian coastal regions in 1830 to both eliminate the threat that existed from pirates and to attain foreign policy success. Algeria continued from this time onwards to be a colonised territory of France up until its liberation on 3rd July 1962 after a horrific war of independence. It is to be noted that Algeria proved to be a particularly difficult territory to decolonise as it had been incorporated into metropolitan France during the establishment of the 3rd Republic. Algeria was no longer to come under the Foreign or Colonial Offices but the Ministry of the Interior

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Imperialism, as an irrevocable phenomenon, facilitated the expansionism, conflicting interests, intense nationalism, and seething competition that enveloped the European continent at the beginning of the 20th century. Characteristic of the movement, imperialism fostered policies of colonial expansion and conquest, exemplified by the evidence of Source B. The German imperialistic career, beginning after the events of the Franco-German War in 1884, swallowed almost a million square miles and governed an additional 14 million people; the French Empire, after a revival of ‘the old colonial spirit’ conquered an area of over 3.5 million square miles and brought under its protection over 37 million indigenous peoples of these colonies; Italian, Russian,

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European Imperialism Imperialization, a single word that would change numerous societies’ way of life dramatically. European imperialism lasted from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. With Europe’s countries power extending into other countries they wanted to change the society’s they reached to be similar to the their ways. Imperialism was a major part of Europe in the 19th and 20th century because it shaped the experiences of people in colonized nations through the economy and the political powers. In Europe the process of imperialization was a welcomed idea, but for people in colonized countries it meant the loss of their culture, through religion and their way of attire.

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Nationalism in the 19th century truly set the boundaries for Europe’s newly reformed nations. With technological innovations like the steam engine and Maxim rifle European countries now held a power truly feared by others. With this power, they began to triumphantly expand all over the world. Africa was the country that bore the most sufferable pain. Europe imperialism over Africa resulted in situations where people like King Leopold completely abused and mistreated entire African tribes.

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Towards the close of the nineteenth century and the start of the twentieth century, European imperialist governments in their quest to expand their territories for various reasons aggressively scrambled and invaded the African continent. Initially, the gullible African societies, most of which were decentralized, welcomed the foreigners but after realizing the stakes some mounted resistance (Johnston,43). As expected, the more sophisticated imperialist governments prevailed in most of the colonies and subdued the natives. The effects of the foreign presence were monumental, and it would take more than half a century for these colonies to free themselves from the oppressive rule and become independent governments. Until the late 1800’s,

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From the sixteenth century, Europeans were satisfied with establishing colonies and carrying out trading and missionary activity in foreign continents. However, in the late nineteenth century, countries were determined to take control over large territories in order to expand their empires, a surge known as the new imperialism. Creating colonies acted as a symbol of prestige and dominance over rival nations. The Europeans also hoped to discover riches and valuable natural resources to open regions to commerce. Additionally, they felt it was their duty to civilize the native people by governing them and converting them to Christianity (Spielvogel and McTighe 226).

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Colonialism and Imperialism affected our world both positively and negatively. On one hand, Imperialism has often been linked with racial segregation, manipulation, and hardship. On the other, it has been said that many colonial powers contributed much in terms of schools, roads, railways, and much more. Whether this time period was constructive or harmful, it has played a large part in shaping our lives today. European Imperialism started long before the 1800’s.

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Colonization throughout history have been a series of inhumane acts by countries with more power than the oppressed. The act degraded, and insulted human beings with a disregard of morals and ethics. To question the morals and ethics of colonization is imperative as it challenges the oppressors their reasons for oppression. Morality and ethics became essential after World War II because those that were voiceless, living in poverty, and humiliation were now represented. The years after WWII was pinnacle moments in history that accelerated decolonization.

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Imperialism once troubled America; and is still the case with many regions around the world. Efforts to secede from ones country have been accomplished many times throughout humanities history yet the same efforts in other regions often developed to nothing but further friction and division. Groups of people deserve to decide whether they choose to remain a part of a country or be self-determined. Instead of being tormented with the possible social, economic, political, aggression, and cultural issues that could potentially come from imperialism.

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According to the spread of imperialism, many empires use military force or coercion to control other countries actively, then to build colonies in other countries. Those practices of empire are so called ‘Imperialism’. Imperialism has become the driving force of many important historical events since ancient time. Before we trying to consider many important global issues, such as globalization, income gap etc. We should have belief understanding to the cause of those issues.

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Europeans were going to rely on a heavy reliance on military power, size, and strategic tactics to take and maintain control of African colonies. France set out to establish itself in North Africa shortly after 1870, first by establishing a protectorate in Tunisia in 1881 with the signing of the treaty of Bardo. With the French raid of Algeria and defeat of the Tunisian Kroumer tribe, the French looked to gain more territory. Jules Ferry, a French foreign minister, played a crucial part, managing to send a small army of French forces consisting of approximately 36,000 troops to defeat the Kroumer tribe. French armed forces continued their advance and invasion into Tunisia shortly after.

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The historical phenomenon of colonization is one of the stretches around the globe and across the time. Colonization or imperialism is the process of settling among and chartering control over homegrown people of an area. Colonization was first led by Spain and Portugal, in search of riches and trade routes mainly. Then it was followed by England, French and many others who left for different reasons. British brought the geographic and political units formerly under their supervision, including dominions, colonies, and dependencies.

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The world today is very different to the world at the beginning of the twentieth century. The rise of many different ideals and values would emerge which would change the lives of so many as well as change the world forever. New technologies and medicines would be invented; countries such as Africa and Asia were under the control of foreign nations, in particular European countries, due to a system called Imperialism, and the First World War would break out. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the world’s population was around 1.6 billion and rapidly increasing.

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Decolonization ends and empire impact on the colonized state Decolonization did not end the empire impact on the colonized state because it ceases and continued thereafter. Colonized countries nowadays still carry some qualities of their colonizers which include culture and political perception. After years of fighting for independence, most Western colonial territories had gained self-rule or sovereignty, however, it did not bring freedom from imperialist impacts (Marker, 2003). Imperialist culture unknowingly persists in the colonized society which could last forever. The countries past have continuous influence over its present and up to its future because the characteristics that were transported by the colonizers were transported from

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Imperialism is defined as “the acquisition of new territories.” (630) In other words, it was how fast nations could spread their civilization across the globe. The rise of imperialism is what allowed European countries to grab a hold of parts of the New World. Beginning in 1880, it would serve as the justification for nations in claiming the rest of the world.

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Colonialism first occurred during the Roman, Hellenist, Babylonian and Persian empires, but it is more known during the 15th century as “The Age of Discovery,” led by the Portuguese and Spanish. The colonization of the European in Africa, some parts of Asia and Americas is the most significant factor or could be the basis in comprehending the current state of the countries and people. That is why a deliberate study or reading of the European colonialism is essential to understand how much influence it has made not only on the economy and politics of these continents, but also on how the people look at them and themselves currently. I want to concentrate more on the continent of Africa. In the first place, why did the Europeans even become curious

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