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Colony is a geographical unit outside the borders of a state, which is connected to the state financially and managerially. As Barbara Ward states in her book "5 Ideas That Change the World", when we study colonialism, we are looking at one of the most far-reaching and widespread activities of mankind. It seems to be a fact of human nature that when one group of people becomes more powerful than another group, its instinct is to take over the weaker neigrabroador. (Ward 79)
Colonies where created since the beginning of civilization. First the ancient Greeks and the Phoenicians created colonies all over the Mediterranean Sea. Those colonies where trading posts and they where made in order to make travelling and trading easier. Then the Romans built colonies all over Europe in order to control better their empire. Then the motives for building a colony changed. Colonialism as we know it today started in the 15th century after the great discoveries all over the world. The need for sugar, gold, and other materials, which where plenty in the New World, lead the Europeans ships to the new discoveries where they built colonies.
The British colonialism was the most complex colonialism because beside the trading motives there were other motives like religion and politics. By the end of the 18th century the British Empire included Australia, Canada, Guinea, part of India, Senegal, Garabia, Sierra Leone, and Malaysia. One hundred years later Egypt, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, and South Africa where added to the British Empire.
The British took advantage of their colonies and became one of the strongest nations in the world. However the British trafficked on the natives. The natives hated their oppressors but they didn't have the power for a revolution. As George Orwell states in his essay "Shooting an Elephant," no one had the guts to raise a riot, but if a European woman went through the bazaars alone somebody would probably spit betel juice over her dress. (Muller 77)
The situation was even worse for countries in Africa. According to Barbara Ward, in many areas of Africa, the Europeans came, as they came to Asia, as traders and they stayed for many of the same reasons: the opening up of promising lines of export, the collapse of local authority under their pressure, intensive rivalries to keep each other out. (Ward 104) The British were using the natives as slaves and they considered themselves superiors. They were brainwashed since they were young in order to understand that Europeans are different than the Africans and they should be separated. This situation is clearly described in Doris Lessing's essay "Being Prohibited" where she states that the system apartheid illustrates how any kind of brainwashing eliminates common sense and turns people into fools. (Muller 292)
Creating colonies was the easy way for a state to get bigger and wealthier. That's why all the great European countries were fighting each other for the control of the colonies. One of the most well known wars for a colony is the Boer war. According to Walter L. Arnstein the Boer War had been too bloody, too costly, and too cruel; 6000 British troops had died in battle, 16000 more of disease, and 23000 had been wounded. (Arnstein 159)
Nowadays there are very few colonies all over the world. After the World War II the Europeans abandoned most of the colonies. One of the last colonies was the English Hong Kong. Unfortunately most of the colonies managed to liberate themselves after a long fight with their oppressors like India and Pakistan.
Colonies where created since the beginning of civilization. First the ancient Greeks and the Phoenicians created colonies all over the Mediterranean Sea. Those colonies where trading posts and they where made in order to make travelling and trading easier. Then the Romans built colonies all over Europe in order to control better their empire. Then the motives for building a colony changed. Colonialism as we know it today started in the 15th century after the great discoveries all over the world. The need for sugar, gold, and other materials, which where plenty in the New World, lead the Europeans ships to the new discoveries where they built colonies.
The British colonialism was the most complex colonialism because beside the trading motives there were other motives like religion and politics. By the end of the 18th century the British Empire included Australia, Canada, Guinea, part of India, Senegal, Garabia, Sierra Leone, and Malaysia. One hundred years later Egypt, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, and South Africa where added to the British Empire.
The British took advantage of their colonies and became one of the strongest nations in the world. However the British trafficked on the natives. The natives hated their oppressors but they didn't have the power for a revolution. As George Orwell states in his essay "Shooting an Elephant," no one had the guts to raise a riot, but if a European woman went through the bazaars alone somebody would probably spit betel juice over her dress. (Muller 77)
The situation was even worse for countries in Africa. According to Barbara Ward, in many areas of Africa, the Europeans came, as they came to Asia, as traders and they stayed for many of the same reasons: the opening up of promising lines of export, the collapse of local authority under their pressure, intensive rivalries to keep each other out. (Ward 104) The British were using the natives as slaves and they considered themselves superiors. They were brainwashed since they were young in order to understand that Europeans are different than the Africans and they should be separated. This situation is clearly described in Doris Lessing's essay "Being Prohibited" where she states that the system apartheid illustrates how any kind of brainwashing eliminates common sense and turns people into fools. (Muller 292)
Creating colonies was the easy way for a state to get bigger and wealthier. That's why all the great European countries were fighting each other for the control of the colonies. One of the most well known wars for a colony is the Boer war. According to Walter L. Arnstein the Boer War had been too bloody, too costly, and too cruel; 6000 British troops had died in battle, 16000 more of disease, and 23000 had been wounded. (Arnstein 159)
Nowadays there are very few colonies all over the world. After the World War II the Europeans abandoned most of the colonies. One of the last colonies was the English Hong Kong. Unfortunately most of the colonies managed to liberate themselves after a long fight with their oppressors like India and Pakistan.