imperialism
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The Bahamas: Royal Pawn of British Descent
In terms of the Caribbean, The Bahamas gained independence from colonial Britain fairly recently – 1973 to be exact. In…
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The May Fourth Movement and the Rise of Communism in China
China undoubtedly experienced an almost miraculous transformation from a poor and colonized agrarian nation to a full-blown world economic power…
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Africa and Middle East
Sunset over the British Empire: The End of Imperialism
After World War II, the Unites States and the Soviet Union emerged as global superpowers. Global imperial forces such…
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Africa and Middle East
Colonial Warfare in German East Africa
World War I’s East Africa campaign took place in what is modern-day Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania. Under European administration of…
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What Was the First Opium War?
The heart of the First Opium War was in a trade decision to end the import of Opium to the…
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Africa and Middle East
The Berlin Conference and Scramble for Africa
The Berlin Conference was organized to set basic standards about the colonization of Africa. Between 1885 and 1885, leaders from…
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