colonialism
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Nothing about the very obvious messages here—about colonialism, religious fanaticism, institutionalized violence and the exploitation of native peoples—amounts to a news flash.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
"Grassroots movements and pressure from international bodies like the UN are the reasons why many countries, some more timidly and some more decisively, have started discussing reparation policies," said Martinez, the researcher into Spanish colonialism.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Mamdani's father is Mahmood Mamdani, a political science professor who has written several books about colonialism.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
And then, suddenly, Easter Island was exposed to the full fury of 19th-century colonialism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Until the end of colonialism, she suggested, researchers tended to work in their own countries’ possessions.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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