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In the bid for colonies did colonized nations benefit from colonization or suffer exploitation at the hands of the imperialistic nations? |
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First of all, your terminology is all wrong.
They weren't Colonised Nations. They were not nations at all, in that they had no organised government, no structure of any kind. That made it easy for the in-coming Europeans to take control, as they had military and economic power that the indigenous people couldn't match.
In many instances, the colonies were IMPROVED by being developed and educated by the colonisers, especially the British. They set up schools and taught the local people the value of education and training. In many cases the local people became the direct managers and supervisors for the British owners, and became wealthy enough to rise above their original class. Example would be Kenya, Ceylon, and India.
In the case of Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, the original inhabitants were allowed to continue to live as they had previously, but the new setttlers made huge improvements to the land and eventually became independant nations of their own. A definite improvement, in my opinion.
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The above answer is extremely insuffecient. Did the original inhabitants of lands conquered by imperialist empires suffer? Each of the hundreds of cases of imperialism is unique, but on balance there was much more suffering than there was benefit. In the case of aboriginal peoples of North America, Australia, and New Zealand, there's little doubt these people suffered tremendously at the hands of European imperialists. They lost virtually all of their land, self-determination, liberty, culture, health, and resources. What little they did gain in terms of economic growth, access to technology, government services and protection (virtually a cruel joke to include this in the conversation) can hardly make up for the terrible injustices committed by the imperialist societies.
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