However, colonization obstructed the internal process of state formation and the development in Africa and left scars of corruption and political instability in its government. Colonial leaders and countries obstructed policies and laws to further deprive certain colonies of its resources. ... When Germany was defeated it lost its African colonies, but they did not gain their independence, they acquired new colonial leaders, France and Britain in WW1 (www.dw.de). ... Revolutionaries after WW2 fighting for independence from colonial power branded the old colonial military forces during WW2 as t...

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HISTORY: in its broadest sense, is the story of humanity's past. It also refers to the recording of that past. The diverse sources of history include books, newspapers, printed documents, personal papers, and other archival records, artifacts, and oral accounts. Historians use this material to form...

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The total number of slaves imported by the Portuguese is estimated at around 4.2 million- excluding those who met their fatal end during the middle passage- and their economy dramatically flourished during their time as the leader of transatlantic trade7. ... The French Revolution lead to a huge social upheaval and the French Revolutionary wars between the new French Republic and other Monarchical European countries. ... In Eric Williams' book "Capitalism and Slavery" he looked at the relationship between the slave trade and the boom in Britain's political economy claiming ...

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