Colonialism

As the first Europeans explored the New World, they evaluated the land for a water route to Asia. This was in honor of achieving goods like spices, porcelain, silk, and gold. Most explorers were unsuc…

The early colonization of North America mainly began with two European countries traveling overseas, the French and the English. These two countries had different outlooks on colonization when sending…

Introduction In 1939, Great Britain had four-hundred seventy million people in their colonies, France had 64,000,000, and The Netherlands had 65,000,000. ("Statistics on the Extent of European Coloni…

The American school system has failed to teach our youth about Africa. Many Americans today have wildly incorrect ideas of Africa that have not been challenged by our education system. These misconcep…

The 19th century saw a massive increase in the European population in Australia. When Australia was discovered, the British saw it as a perfect way to help the problem of overcrowding in jails. During…

During the 19th century, there were many countries in Africa and Asia that were colonized by European powers. Europe wanted to colonize Africa in order to utilize and export the resources found there.…

The British colonization of Australia had a number of detrimental effects on the indigenous populations of Australia. When British colonists settled in the indigenous lands, many devastating impacts o…

The history of the economic relationship between the US and Puerto Rico is colonial. At the very start of their relationship according to economists at the US Federal Reserve bank of Minneapolis "When…

Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes played a significant role for the fall of the Aztec empire. The Spanish conquest against the Aztec Empire was a triumph against all measures that led to the Spanish'…

The age of exploration began with Columbus landing on an island in 1492 that he thought was a part of Asia. That island was a part of an area unknown to the people of Afro-Eurasia, which would later b…