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    Philippines' Colonization

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    Philippines’ Colonization Maurice Deborah S. Tolentino English PACE 1132 July 17‚ 2013

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    This lecture‚ about the history of how Australia’s colonisation‚ has affected the Aboriginal people‚ was quite disturbing to listen to. I felt distressed‚ hearing how Aboriginals were systematically oppressed‚ especially children torn away from their families and refused any interaction with their family‚ language and culture. Personally‚ I find it hard to compare this injustice to my life and feel any example would fall short. The only time that comes to mind‚ is when I moved from Australia to Canada

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    Colonization in Africa

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    European colonization effected Africa negatively‚ as it resulted in the continent being taken advantage of‚ people and resources exploited‚ and their economical standpoint being very low. By looking at Africa’s experience with the Berlin Conference and the effects it had‚ we can see how greatly the continent was negatively influenced. The Berlin Conference brought King Leopold II into Africa‚ but the world did not know that it would result in genocide of about 5‚000 people in Sierra Leone. Continuing

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    Colonization of Bangladesh Bangladesh‚ a developing country‚ is relatively unknown in the globalized world and is often confused with its dominant neighbor‚ India. The country as we see it now did not exist even 50 years ago. The purpose of this paper is to detail how the region was colonized‚ how Bangladesh came to be and a brief overview of how it is doing now. As most geographers know that there is an intense relationship between Pakistan‚ India and Bangladesh‚ for good reason too. They were

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    European Colonization

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    Justin Gebauer Shaw W3 February 13 Colonization: A Good Thing? At the beginning of the 19th century‚ European countries began to take interest in non-westernized countries throughout the world. With the beginning of the industrial revolution on the verge‚ factories in Europe had a demand for materials. Many of these countries went to other countries to gain the resources they needed. In the process they tried to impose their culture on the natives. The natives lives were destroyed

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    Spaniards Colonization

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    I. Brief Discussion of Spaniards Colonization In the 16th century‚ Ferdinand Magellan‚ captain of the first expedition to circumnavigate the world‚ came to the Philippines. Magellan landed in an island recently called Limasawa and he introduced Christianity to the native people in the island. Many years later‚ other expeditions followed as Spain sought to establish trade routes across the Pacific. The first permanent Spanish settlement in the Philippines was established on Cebu. The Philippines was Spain’s

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    Exploration and Colonization of the English‚ French‚ and Spanish The basis for exploration to the West‚ starting with the Spanish‚ cam e after the Italians sent Marco Polo to China which in turn created the Silk Road. These other 3 international powers‚ the English‚ French‚ and Spanish‚ needed their own ways to get to the Middle East to obtain those goods. So‚ this want for new‚ valuable goods‚ is what the basis for the exploration was. Another main basis was the creation of new seafaring equipment

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    Colonization of Africa

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    Conquests‚ colonization‚ the slave trade‚ and the spread of consumerist society have shaped and formed the grounds for which developing countries find themselves today. The countries of the developing world subjected to colonialism have been faced with a number of impediments throughout the years which have hindered social and economic growth‚ and laid the foundation which bred cultural conflict. Colonialism‚ however‚ too bought Western civilization and all its attractions to underdeveloped countries

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    Colonization of America

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    while England‚ which consisted of a Protestant monarchy‚ claimed Ireland. Eventually England too‚ would plan to occupy land in North America. Such feuds over religion would continue for centuries to come in the colonization of America. The Political causes of the navigation and colonization was based on many different things. The knowledge gained from explorations gave many Europeans new ideas and brought many stories of diverse cultures to them. This‚ along with the new places and people to discover

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    Imperialism and Colonization

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    Caught Between Introduction Colonization and imperialism are inherently associated with an economic model that is meant to boost the economy of the colonizing power (herein referred to as benefactor state) by providing target market for manufactured goods and source of raw materials. During the twentieth century most colonies gained independence or autonomy resulting in a disruption of the economic model associated with colonization and imperialism. A current trend is globalization which

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