The beauty that lies with our world is found in the massive and expanded history of its existence. Different people have walked the face of this earth, and have left their mark on the everlasting entity that is our world. Of cultures and tribes, leaders and followers, the world has been mixed in many more ways than one. One mixture that has left a large mark on our earth is that of colonialism. Developed nations, at the time would colonize less developed ones, and through a process of time, wars, and an undeniable respect to the human spirit and freedom, these colonies have gained their independence. Yet the foundations of these colonies still exist, which leads to the birth of the term neo colonialism. Neo colonialism is the view that even after nations has gained their political independence; they are still under the massive influence of their "parents”, so to speak. These newly created nations are still living under the shadow of their parent nations, yet on top of the roots that they have placed. Thus the question arises, are these post colonial nations, which have recently found their footing and gained independence, better off after gaining their freedom? The near imperial influence of parent nations justifies that these recently independent nations are free, yet not better off due to the continuing influence of their parent nations and their form of imperialism.
Colonialism as an aspect has defined the foundations of many of the modern nations of our time. The mark of many age old nations reflects on the development of many older tribes and cultures. Most notably, Africa and various coastal South American nations are the most evident definition of colonialism. Starting at around the 16th century, colonialism involves the...
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...settlements in Palestine. Imperialism with view to economic gains is also slightly evident in the U.S.A’s recent yet muted intervention in Iraq, supposedly for the oil. Colonialism and its effects are mainly relating to monetary issues, and its effects are almost always felt by the masses of a nation yet to steady its feet. The beauty that lies with our world is found in the massive and expanded history of its existence. Yet how does a nation exist with no history of its own?
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