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Throughout the recent history of the last one hundred years Colonialism has proved to be in part

a good thing for the world. It has shown to be at times violent with nations fighting war after

war. But it also has brought numerous different cultures together. It has also helped to stop the

genocide against people of different faiths and walks of life around the world. No matter how

controversial Colonialism is in History it has proved to be a positive thing as a whole and it has

helped to develop and modernize the world.

1. Negatives of Colonialism

The roots of slavery quite often are varied and extensive, but often go hand in hand with

Colonialism. What happens when a country invades and controls another nation or area, the

controlled nation or area is forced to give up food, goods, and people usually by force. This has

happened throughout history and it is very well written down and documented.

Slavery has been used as a tool of colonialism all over the world. It is not uncommon that the

people of the newly acquired territory will be forced into slavery to pay the debts of the war and

to pay for the goods coming in to the country, clear out the land for the people that will surely

come in, and it is a form of subjugation as a way to show the people that the new ruler reigns

supreme now.

It is well documented that the longest running slave trade is the Arab Slave Trade. The Arab

Slave Trade was quite extensive with roots stretching from Europe, East Africa, and India. It is

estimated that in over 1500 years over 20 million people were captured and sent to Arab world, it

is not including the over 1 million people that were captured by Muslim pirates in the seas of the

Mediterranean and Northern Europe.

The Atlantic Slave trade is estimated at sending over 11 million people from West Africa to the

Americas over 350 years. It was inherently needed because as the Europeans were colonizing the

Americas, the Native American people succumbed to the illnesses and diseases they had never

been exposed to in the past, such as the measles and small pox. These illnesses were common

place among the old world and developed immunities in too. This and the harsh environment that

the Native Americans were force to put up with led to a lack of population, and a lack of people

to help farm and irrigate the land.

A. The Migration of people.

The migration of people was another negative that came about from Colonialism and the

aftermath of the conquest of their land. (Marker, 2003) This came about because when an area or

country is taken over by the superior country the ones that are hurt the most are the average

people. They are forced to learn new laws and sometimes even a new language, it has also been

recorded in history that the people of that land are forcibly evicted and moved to a new area,

others just leave voluntarily due to frustration. This led people to go out in search of other land to

settle, and it brought them into conflict with other people, and brought them in to direct

competition for the resources in that area. These migrations have led to small conflicts and full

fledge wars. .

B. Endless Wars.

The fact that constant wars being fought over a parcel of land or country is another byproduct of

colonialism, and the aftermath of when a country is trying to take control over another country.

This has devastating consequences for the people and environment of the area being fought over.

It is not uncommon for armies that have taken over a country or area to conscript an entire

population of the area for service in the army. This can range anywhere from baggage porters to

actually serving in a combat unit. Often times the newly arrived conscripts have to deal with

overwhelming discrimination, which has led to outright rebellions and civil war.

2. Positives of Colonialism

Colonialism has many negative aspects that are attributed to it. But you cannot overlook the

many positives that Colonialism has brought to the world as well. It has helped bring the world

together and become a much more close knit and connected world. Before when you would have

numerous little countries and fiefdoms, you now have 1 or 2 larger countries that have treaties

that facilitate trade between two.

A. Influx of new innovation.

An influx of new innovation and ingenuity has been one of the greatest of contributions that

colonialism helped bring to people of many different areas and continents. One of the greatest

contributions that the Arabs brought to the world was the widespread use and skill of Algebra

and modern day Arithmetic. This came about because of the influx of new ideas and people into

Mesopotamia in the 9th century At that point in time the city of Baghdad was the center of

learning in the Old World. This led to the expansion of chemistry and the use of mathematical

formulas.

B. Joining of societies.

Colonialism has helped bring together people and cultures that normally would never interact

with each other. One of the biggest aspects of colonialism that is left over from the act of being

colonized is the language. A number of countries around the world still use the language that

they used while colonized. This has been a boom for countries that have a number of different

languages and ethnic groups, because the language that is used to unify the country and the

government is the one they used while colonized. This is due to the fact that some ethnic groups

feel slighted for having to use another ethnic group’s language.

India is the best example to use for this because India has 1400 different languages; English and

Hindi are the main languages of the government. (Joseph, 2011).This is due to the fact that some

ethnic groups do not want to speak Hindi, and actually resent the use of it in government. So

English is the language that is most commonly used for the medium for commerce and

government in India, and it’s the main reason it is still taught in school to this day.

C. Education of the poor.

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Throughout the recent history of the last one hundred years Colonialism has proved to be in part a good thing for the world. It has shown to be at times violent with nations fighting war after war. But it also has brought numerous different cultures together. It has also helped to stop the genocide against people of different faiths and walks of life around the world. No matter how controversial Colonialism is in History it has proved to be a positive thing as a whole and it has helped to develop and modernize the world. 1. Negatives of Colonialism The roots of slavery quite often are varied and extensive, but often go hand in hand with Colonialism. What happens when a country invades and controls another nation or area, the controlled nation or area is forced to give up food, goods, and people usually by force. This has happened throughout history and it is very well written down and documented. Slavery has been used as a tool of colonialism all over the world. It is not uncommon that the people of the newly acquired territory will be forced into slavery to pay the debts of the war and to pay for the goods coming in to the country, clear out the land for the people that will ...
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