The struggles of the Kurds under Turkish domination and that of the Algerians under French domination have long histories, and there are important comparisons to be made between the two. Frantz Fanon was a psychiatrist, originally from Martinique, who supported the Algerian revolution against French colonialism. In his book “The Wretched of the Earth”, Fanon argues that violence is a necessary factor in decolonization. His justification for anti-colonial violence is rationalized by his analysis of European colonial rule, which he characterizes as inherently violent itself. The French used violence to usurp Algerian land, deny Algerians full citizenship, and denounce their cultural and religious practices. Similarly, the Kurds were denied…
Colonialism impacted most of the earth’s population for a good 100 years and the effects still linger today even after colonial rulers gave up control. Colonialism occurs when one nation's takes control of another. By 1800 europeans had colonized about 55 % of the earth’s surface; in 1878, 67%; and by 1914 about 85 %. Europeans saw east africa as a “Tabula Rasa, an almost untouched and sparsely inhabited country,” , even though it wasn't, they thought they could do anything they wanted (Doc.1). One of the most powerful countries that did this is Great Britain. many people said “The sun never sets on the British Empire,”. This was because of how powerful they were. one of the countries that were impacted by colonizations was kenya. Great…
By the Revolution, colonists had established an extent of identity and unity due to salutary neglect, communication, and incongruous beliefs.…
From 1945 and beyond, leaders have selected different paths to affect change. Some encouraged independence through violence, peaceful actions, diplomacy, and the commitment of their struggling nation. Others sparked revolutions by appealing to the peoples’ needs. Through policy, and sometimes uniting a people, trailblazers changed the face and structure of their nation. A column from a journalist during the time period would help to see a broader perspective during such varying and exciting time. Decolonization, revolution, and nation building are all goals of any effective leader willing to make a change.…
Violence creates fear, and the fear of unknown subsequently results in direct conflict. Civil disobedience always played a major role in time and time again. It is a powerful tool of the masses that consequently results in a struggle between the governments and its idealistic citizens. The struggle for new social movements and new political ideas create hatred and spread fast among the people that make societies work. During the late 1960's and 1970's there was an increasing number of idealists who were defiant against governments because these groups of individuals were spread all over the world. This was a deferent intensification of struggle, whereas here it was the educated who participated in the unconventional political actions. These, sometimes violent protests, happened in universities all over the world and they targeted societies that had power and had freedoms. These unconventional actions were driven by different factors that ranged from economic and physical security to political values in the government. These were major changes from the beginning of the century, but the same tactics of the unconventional political actions were used in the process. Not only did the time changed the values of the unconventional political action it also demonstrated that individuals that are even poorly organized can instigate protests and create a source for demonstration in order to demonstrate…
According to The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, the word ‘colony’ refers to a country which is ruled by a powerful country, and the word ‘colonialism’ refers to the process through which this powerful country controls other countries.…
The colonial establishment of European in North America began early as the 1490 into the1500s all the way into the 1700s. By the beginning of the eighteen century, there were three main colonial empires in the New World; the British, French, and Spanish empires. They had various differences in societal, economic, political, and religious outlooks.…
Formerly referred to as Third World countries, these countries have a shared history of colonialism and imperialism. That history and separation is the starting point for the new democracy.…
To think how the world we know today came to be is a sad and demoralizing but hopeful at the same time. It is sad to see how we arrived to our current state. Imperialism and colonialism were both heavy instruments used especially during the discovery of land in the western hemisphere of the world. Rich powerful nations in Europe like Great Britain, France, and Spain to name a few, sought to control this land without regard for the indigenous people and their lifestyles. But because of this, today we can reflect and see the wrongdoings of our ancestors and look towards the future and make sure we don’t do the same thing. Our generation is at a point like no other in history where we demand our natural rights, where we will not settle with the norm.…
Did democracy exist in the colonies during the eighteenth century before the American Revolution? Democracy is rule by the people, simply put. This on a large scale is nearly impossible. How could all the people of America, then or now, or even of a decent size town today all come together to vote on issues. We today have a representative Democracy, which in itself is a logistical compromise on a true democracy. In analyzing the government they had in the colonies and comparing it to the "Democracy" that we have today there are enough similarities that I would have to call the form of colonial government Democratic.…
There is little if any doubt that modern society has condemned Imperialism and its various devices. I will gladly concede the fact the past implementations of Imperialism have been, in many ways, terrible with consequences that have wounded humanity deeply. This however does not mean that good things were not present. Or that the side effects were only bad. It is, as in all cases, easy to overlook the good if little or any bad exists. I believe that is the case here.…
Ethnicity and ethnic conflict within a state can cause inequality in a state. Ethnic conflict can be created by various factors, including political factors (O’Neil, Patrick, Fields, Share). A multi-ethnic society does not always result in political violence. Political violence emerges when one ethnic group is dominant over the other and controls…
The history of my country is divided in two: the perspective of the colonizers and the perspective of the colonized. The two perspectives are mixed nowadays and they are associated with factors such as wealth, race, and religion, which enhance discrimination, racism and consequently violence, corruption, conflict and death.…
Ethnic cleansing and genocide is the most dangerous form of war of secession that drown the modern day societies. Ethnic cleansing is done to create a group of people of same ethnicity in a place. It may be due to several reasons like high economic status of one group, due to enmity in the past against one group or absence of respect for human freedom by the government. Ethnic cleansing and genocides creates calamitous effects on countries. The government of Arab Republic of Egypt perceives ethnic cleansing and genocide as a risk to its own security and economic development and hence as taken measures to fight against ethnic cleansing and genocide.…
2. Compare the experience of independence and partition, as described by Khushwant Singh, to events in Europe during the 19th and 20th centuries OR to the effects of decolonization in Africa. Is there a connection between “modernity” and nationalist violence?…