Learning Objective by +. Kaylee Buckley .+

Cuba

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Cuba was colonized by Spain in 1511 and stayed a Spanish colony until the Spanish-American war, where America took control of Cuba but allowed the people their own independence.

Australia

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Australia was colonized by Great Britain in 1788. They used the colony to send prisoners.

France

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France was a colonizer. She had colonies in modern-day Canada, as well as other notable colonies: Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Morocco, Tunisia, Madagascar, and Algeria.

Panama

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Panama was a Spanish colony from 1538-1821.

New Zealand

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New Zealand was a British colony from 1840-1947.

The Netherlands

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The Dutch colonized many places, such as St. Croix, Tortuga, the Dutch Virgin Islands, Brazil (in 1630), and Chile (in 1642).

Puerto Rico

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Puerto Rico was a Spanish colony between 1493 and 1898, and is now a colony of the United States.

Hawai'i

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Hawai'i was first colonized by Polynesia, then colonized by the United States in 1898.

Egypt

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Egypt was a British colony from 1882 to 1952.

Mexico

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Mexico was a Spanish colony from 1521 to 1821.

Guam

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Guam was originally a Spanish colony, but has been owned by the United States since 1898.

Congo

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Congo was a Belgian colony from 1908 to 1960.

India

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India was a British colony from 1858 to 1947.

Britain, United Kingdom

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British colonies included Canada, Barbados, Australia, India, Jamaica, New Zealand, Singapore, Egypt, Sudan, Zimbabwe, and Kenya.

South Africa

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South Africa was colonized by the Dutch (1652-1795 and 1803-1806) and Great Britain (1795-1803 and 1806-1961).

Philippines

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The Philippines was a Spanish colony from 1565 to 1898, then an American colony from 1898 to 1946.

Belgium

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Belgium was a colonizer of Congo, Rwanda and Burundi.

Ethiopia

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Ethiopia was never Colonized, nor was it a colonizer.

Japan

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Japan held many territories in Korea, Taiwan, and China.

Germany

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Germany had colonies in Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Namibia, Cameroon, Togo and Ghana, to name a few.

Italy

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Italy colonized countries such as British Somaliland, western Egypt, Yugoslavia, and Tunisia. She occupied Ethiopia briefly in WW2, but it was never formally considered a colony.

Portugal

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Portugal's colonies included Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka.

Vietnam

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Vietnam was a French colony from 1857 to 1954. It also conquered parts of the Khmer and Champa kingdoms.

Spain

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Spain colonized all of South America (except for Brazil), most of the Caribbean islands, and Florida.

Salt March

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The Salt March was led by Ghandi as a peaceful act of Civil Disobedience. The march was to protest high taxes placed by the British on India. It was a 24-day march that lasted from March 12th to April 6th of 1930.

Sokoto Caliphate

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The Sokoto Caliphate was a West-African empire that lasted between 1804 and 1903. It was created after the attempted assassination of a leader, Usman Dan Fodio, in 1802. The British attempted to pass it off as not being a country, but its leader continued leading. This was the beginning of the country of Nigeria.

Boxer Rebellion

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The Boxer Rebellion was an uprising of Chinese martial artists that was anti-foreigner, anti-imperialist, and anti-christian. Many people were killed during the uprising, including children and Chinese Christians. The rebellion made people support the Qing state, where the rebellion took place, less.

Opium Wars

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The Opium Wars were two wars, taking place in 1839–42 and 1856–60, fought between China and Britain. They rose from China trying to suppress the trade of opium into the country, because the British had been illegally trading it. The war ended in 1842 when Britain agreed to stop. However, it started again when Britain wanted more money and began trading opium in China again, until the trade of opium was legalized.

Learning Objective by *+. Kaylee Buckley .+*