Even in today’s complex society‚ the effects of past colonization can still be felt. The most obvious of these effects on society is a change in the culture of any colonized area or group of people. This is a direct result from the forceful tactics used during historical colonization. Colonization has occurred throughout history. In Europe‚ three of the most influential colonizers were the Spanish‚ the French‚ and the British. These three countries were driven by three very basic motives:
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is just too small and fragile a basket for mankind to keep all its eggs in.” Space Colonization is our next goal after landing a man on the moon; however‚ the idea of space colonization is like reaching for the stars‚ you can see your destination but getting there is the problem. That problem is the health risks‚ resources‚ and practicability of traveling through space to reach our destination. Space colonization is impractical because it takes lots of resources and we don’t have the technology needed
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The Colonization of Africa – An Unjustifiable Act Thomas Chou 9/27/12 Format A In today’s world‚ most African countries are struggling to keep up economically‚ politically‚ and socially compared to many other developing countries in the world. Countries such as North Sudan and South Sudan have just claimed freedom from each other‚ after fighting a long civil war along with genocide. Africa’s rich history is one of culture‚ tradition‚ and simplicity‚ but because of colonization of many regions
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Colonization is when one country sets up a colony in another country the act of setting up a colony away from one’s place of origin. The United States should not colonize the struggling countries of South America because they may rebel against this idea‚ it could negatively affect their lives‚ and this action could cause conflict between other governments. South American countries may rebel against the idea of colonizing them. A good example of a group rebelling against colonization would be “As
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The French‚ Spanish‚ and English all tried to colonize the Western Hemisphere. The French colonization in America started in the 16th century‚ and continued through centuries as France created an empire in the Western Hemisphere. They founded most colonies in the east of the U.S.A‚ and many Caribbean islands. The English were one of the most important colonizers of the Americas‚ and really had a rivalry against the Spanish. The English began colonizing in the late 16th century and came out on top
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As a new community rises for the expedition to Mars one might wonder will there be laws set intact. This new quest of colonizing mars comes with no governance “Rather than giving future colonies to governments or corporations‚ Jacob Haqq-Misra thinks we should let Martian colonists develop their own values‚ governments‚ and technologies‚ with minimal interference from Earth.” (Sarah Fecht) Jacob sees this as fit so that Mars colonies can grow‚ emerging their own technologies and culture once settled
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When the Aztec civilization was taken over by the Spanish‚ many things changed. Some of the changes include‚ war and violence‚ religion‚ disease and population decline‚ the destruction of culture and cities‚ Spanish rule and land owner ship; and a few positive effects. When Cortès and group of 11 ships and five hundred men set out to explore Mexico and the Central American Coast‚ they had no intention of finding a huge new civilization in the middle of a lake‚ although they had heard rumours of
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African slaves are responsible for the colonization of the new world‚ instead of arrogant and slothful Europeans. Historian and BHP expert‚ Anita Ravi explains that there was a‚ “labor shortage” in the Americas (Ravi). The Europeans were probably the cause of the labor shortage in the Americas because they were too conceited and indolent. Europeans thought of themselves as the purest and most extraordinary people around. They believed that they were above all others and because of this they didn’t
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The English and Spanish had numerous motivations for colonization and conquests of the New World which were very similar‚ yet different at times. England seemed to be overpopulating and the English were in the need for more land‚ the non-believers’ and others had to deal with religious persecution from the Church of England‚ and persons such as John Smith went for individual glory. The Spanish on the other hand were after gold and Peru-silver from‚ they had a certain rivalry with the English which
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The two sides of colonization in America Like a coin‚ the colonization of America has two sides. One good‚ one bad and in this essay we will go through the consequences and dilemmas of the matter. When the European colonialists arrived in America‚ they encountered natives of different cultures and instead of being cooperative‚ they began to pillage‚ steal from and massacre the natives that led to wars. Diseases brought by the Europeans killed approximately 90% of the Native American population
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