lasted from 1607-1783 before independence. British colonists traveled to the Americas and found land and wildlife they could take advantage of new jobs. On the other hand‚ the Spanish colonies reigned from 1492-1825. Their main motivation for colonization was the acquisition of gold and silver. Furthermore‚ both the British and Spanish empires had a negative effect on the native populations. Colonists from Britain continuously alienated indigenous peoples. They took over their land and decimated
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Although they were not the first Europeans in the Philippines‚ the first well documented arrival of western Europeans in the archipelago was the Spanish expedition led by Portuguese Ferdinand Magellan‚ which first sighted the mountains of Samar at dawn on 16 March 1521 (Spanish calendar)‚ making landfall the following day at the small‚ uninhabited island of Homonhon at the mouth of the Leyte Gulf.[1] Magellan had abandoned his Portuguese citizenship and became a Spanish subject prior to his contract
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however similarities can also be found. According to Gondola (2009)‚ in Africa‚ European influence began in the Congo as Europeans explored the Congo River as a resource and a means of transportation. This was followed by European diplomatic ties with many of the native chiefs in the Congo. Then the Roman Catholic Church moved into the area. As Europeans gained more power in the Congo‚ the slave trade began to prosper there. (Gondola‚ 2009) Eventually‚ King Leopold of Belgium made treaties with
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by contributing condoms. The goal of selling condoms in the Congo was to reduce the HIV prevalence rate that many donor agencies provided condoms at low or no cost. In contrast‚ the Thailand started to provide condoms to reduce the population growth rate in order to get out of poverty that many women and community worked together to increase condom use. The both countries were very poor and a lot of people living in poverty. In the Congo‚ many people died due to the war and HIV. The purpose of increasing
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The Congo Crisis: An International Perspective There is a need to take advantage of the change that has taken place in the Congo‚ however tragic that has been in its coming. – Paul Kagame As the third largest country in Africa and blessed with a large endowment of natural resources‚ the Democratic Republic of Congo possesses great opportunity to develop itself into a successful nation. However‚ the great abuses of the Congo’s colonial rulers and the lack of central unity across its vast
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The Meaning of the Congo River for Marlow‚ the journey on the Congo River is one of the most difficult and ominous journeys he will ever take. The fact that it takes him around and not completely into the jungle is significant of Marlow’s psychological journey as well. He never really goes on land but watches the shore from the outside. The only time he goes on shore he finds a wasteland. For Marlow the jungle of the Congo is representative of evil that man is capable of. In Heart of Darkness‚ it
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neighboring tribes. The Congo region learned early on that their inhabitants and their resources could be subject to exploitation. This is the example that was given when King Leopold II of Belgium gave as he took control the Congo Region and exploited its natural resources for personal gain. Called the Congo Free State‚ King Leopold II of Belgium was the sole shareholder and chair of the African International Society‚ a dummy
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I NTRODUCTION The Congo Crisis (1960–1966) was a period of turmoil in the First Republic of the Congo that began with national independence from Belgium and ended with the seizing of power by Joseph Mobutu. At various points it had the characteristics of anti-colonial struggle‚ a secessionist war with the province of Katanga‚ a United Nations peacekeeping operation‚ and a Cold War proxy battle between the United States and the Soviet Union. The Crisis caused the death of some 100‚000 people. It
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Imperialism in Indochina and the Congo Throughout the 1890’s – 1910’s the imperialists ideas remained similar around the globe. Many European countries such as the Netherlands‚ France‚ Germany‚ and the United States proposed similar ideals regarding the importance of imperialism through acquiring of raw materials and territory. Specifically‚ regarding the conquests of and King Leopold II of Belgium‚ and Napoleon III it is evident that the root cause of European imperialists was to discover foreign
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Central Congo Basin Moist Forests “The Congo Basin makes up one of the most important wilderness areas left on Earth. At 500 million acres‚ it is larger than the state of Alaska and stands as the world’s second largest tropical forest” (Congo Basin). The Amazon is the only moist tropical forest that is bigger than the Congo Basin moist forest. The Congo Basin moist forest is four times the size of France and contains about one fourth of the closed canopy forest left on Earth (Managing Congo Basin
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