The forced integration of European culture into the lives of Native Americans marked the beginning of a trend that could be traced through history to the present day. ... Through European eyes the Native Americans knew nothing of how to live. ... Such a reaction to the European influence contributed to the eventual downfall of most Indian culture in America, as they were pushed increasingly farther from their traditional ways. ... Such a deliberate opposition to the Europeans was the first of its kind. ... The relationship between the cultures remained in good standing until Powhatan died ...

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Imperialism is one of these key themes, believed by Europeans to be the solution to the "White Man's Burden-. ... Joseph Conrad's depiction of the common European male exposes the extent of the denial involved with Imperialism. Europeans were wasteful and unprepared to assert control over Africa. ... He acquires a tragic vision from the shattering experience of being unmasked as just another European colonizer in Africa. ... (Conrad 44) Conrad uses Kurtz as a generic for the feelings of Europeans pioneering the imperialism cause. ...

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Colonization of Africa by European countries has had an engrossing impact on the continent. ... Europe's Interest in Africa Before looking at the nature of racial thinking, the question needs to be asked: Why was Europe interested in Africa, in the first place? ... " European powers became more interested in Africa because of the concerning nature of the European economy. ... It can be seen that the main Holy Grail was to change the identity of Africans and by slowly assimilating Africans into European culture; a common example to illustrate this is the changing of African names to...

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The colonization of their new empires by Spaniards and Portuguese transformed the lives of indigenous people in ways unknown to them, destroying their cities and cultures through wars or by epidemic diseases and ruthlessly exploiting the natives as slaves. The Europeans also faced serious challenges because of land blockades by mountains and jungles, language barrier, native resistance and labor challenges. ... As the colonial Spanish empire expanded, the deposits of gold found in Columbia, Ecuador and Chile between 1500 and 1650 was sent to Europe to satiate the royal treasuries. ... Many tho...

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Conrad, born in Ukraine in 1857, grew up in the time of the European Imperialism. ... On top of that, they practice a system of ruling that is based on consultation for which Europeans long. ... Ibo's culture regards women as gentle, weak, and obedient to their men. ... The Company accountant is dressed in British finery; he is a "civilized European." ... Finally, Things Fall Apart is regarded as a novel of culture. ...

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With better-developed technology, Europeans started to believe that they enjoyed superiority in all aspects, including economics, culture and race. ... This connection between imperialism and nation glory showed how European portrayed their nationalism in the 1800s. ... Many other European cultures even promoted ruling African colonies was a duty for them, because higher races were responsible for ruling lower races in order to help them. In the culture aspect, similarly with some claims in the "internal camp ", many nations even portrayed such "duty " as a glory to fulfill. ... By using that ...

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Imperialism almost always resulted in death and destruction from the settling of new European colonies. ... Nationalism is a nation's pride in its culture, language, and history. ... It also gave nations a sense of unity and safety; belonging to a group that represented its culture. ... The Jews were thought to be a threat to the well being of Germany's culture and values. ... The Armenians had equal rights which allowed them spread their culture throughout the Ottoman realm. ...

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The effects of colonialism have been offered as a starting point for much of the analysis on African states, but the question of why African states are particularly dysfunctional needs to be examined, given the extent to which they have lagged behind other former European colonies in many aspects. ... It can be argued that many other states, including advanced liberal democracies such as found in Europe, inherited similarly potential cleavages, such as ethnic overlaps. ... There was some apathy to participating in these programs, due to their perception as 'European' social proces...

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The colonized culture is forced to adapt to the ideologies and structures of the colonizing culture, which, as the controller of power, sets the parameters of acceptable cultural behavior, marginalizing the beliefs and needs of other minority groups. ... This ensuing clash of divergent cultures hindered any attempt to create a unifying cultural identity. ... Benitez-Rojo claims that the "Caribbean, in substantial measure, was shaped by Europe for the plantation, and the generalized historical convergence shown by the different territories in the region are always related to that purpose" (P...

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He could not become a part of his culture because he was not even a part of himself. ... This includes Mustafa and his relationships with European women. ... In a way no one was there to enculturate him, for he did not seem to spend any time with people in his culture. ... European attitudes towards Africa were particularly narrow, and even after the flood of European colonizers, there was the wash of self hatred, acrimony, and violence upon those who remained. ... He dominates Europe using himself as bait. ...

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Although it must be acknowledged that language and culture alone do not constitute an ethnic group, they do provide a framework from which a common identity can be derived, thus in defining the largest ethnolinguistic categories in Angola, language and cultural background will be analyzed. ... Multiple sources discussed the three largest indigenous ethnolinguistic categories in addition to Europeans and mesticos (individuals who are of Native African and European decent). ... The composition of Europeans is 1% and the composition of mesticos is 2%. ... In an effort to avoid an embrace of th...

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Post-colonialism is described as an intellectual direction (sometimes also called an "era" or the "post-colonial theory") that exists since around the middle of the 20th century, although it became a major force in literary culture in the early 90s. ... Nowadays, aspects of post-colonialism can be found not only in sciences concerning history, literature and politics, but also in approach to culture and identity of both the countries that were colonised and the former colonial powers (Adedun and Sekyi-Baidoo 478.) ... A major aspect of post-colonialism is the rather violen...

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This move towards modern civilization had harmed and impaired the people of India, which he believed to be detrimental to Indian culture. ... That is, "The people of Europe to-day live in better-built houses than they did a hundred years ago. ... "Machinery has begun to desolate Europe. ... He believed that India should learn from the mistakes made by Europe and the harmful effects of industrialization and focus on being an independent and self-sufficient nation. Here again Carpenters views come into play, it seems that Gandhi agrees with Carpenter here as he views industrialization ...

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During the colonial period, the British government encouraged the settlement of European in Kenya and promoted education in the country by British missionaries in order to spread Christianity. As a result, western cultures and ideas were immerged in the country. ... As people in the society have a hybridized identity and are affected by the influx of western ideas, the rich people are wealthy to gain European-resembled girlfriends and sleep with the barmaids who carry western cosmetics and accessories. They always went for a girl with an Ambi-lightened skin and head covered with a wig made in...

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One of their chief methods they used to implement this goal was through the Roman Catholic Church, an important aspect of culture in the colonists' homeland of Portugal (1, 2). ... Whilst some in high places and positions of authority such as the Kandyan prince Vijaya Pala may have accepted Portuguese customs and traditions by adopting them as their own (3), the majority of the civilian population resisted Western religion and culture. ... This is something which would otherwise be withheld if they were not Catholic. (2, 3) The Portuguese were also cunning in convincing the Tamil Hindu po...

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Therefore the question must be asked, "Has the behaviour trait of criminality been unfairly and unjustly thrust onto Indigenous Australians since colonialism due to the racist and blatant disregard of them as a culture and race?... These tools used by the British were technology, the introduction of diseases and culture with a specific emphasis on language (Kennedy, 2014). It was the ability of the British to use written and oral communication with other western countries, such as Europe that disadvantaged Indigenous Australians as they were not familiar with the concept of written langua...

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His books were read throughout Europe, creating pressure on the Spanish to change their policies. ... By 1550 England was producing more wool than Europeans would buy, and the price fell. ... Analyzing Themes: Culture and Tradition How did the relationship between Native Americans and the Spanish differ from those between the Native Americans and the French? ...

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(Bailey) This impression upon the Native American people in the New World, although not optimistic, shaped and limited cultures for thousands of years. ... The flow of gold and silver raised consumer costs in Europe and created a base towards the modern commercial banking system. ... From California and Florida to Tierra del Fuego, the Spanish empire influenced a large array of cultures and formed the defining ways of their existences. ...

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