Map by Ryder Walsh

Cuba

ryderwalsh9 — 2025-03-20 21:24:36 UTC

Colonized by Spain in the early 16th century. After a war for independence, it became a U.S. territory in 1898 and gained independence in 1902.

Panama

ryderwalsh9 — 2025-03-20 21:25:26 UTC

Initially part of Spain's empire, then part of Colombia. Gained independence in 1903 with U.S. help and became a U.S. protectorate for a time.

Puerto Rico

ryderwalsh9 — 2025-03-20 21:25:50 UTC

Colonized by Spain in 1493 and ceded to the United States in 1898 after the Spanish-American War. It remains an unincorporated U.S. territory.

Mexico

ryderwalsh9 — 2025-03-20 21:26:13 UTC

Colonized by Spain in the early 16th century and remained a Spanish colony until it gained independence in 1821.

India

ryderwalsh9 — 2025-03-20 21:26:27 UTC

Colonized by Great Britain from the 17th century until it gained independence in 1947.

Philippines

ryderwalsh9 — 2025-03-20 21:26:46 UTC

Colonized by Spain in 1565, then ceded to the United States after the Spanish-American War in 1898. The Philippines gained independence in 1946.

Japan

ryderwalsh9 — 2025-03-20 21:27:21 UTC

Never colonized. It became an imperial power, colonizing territories such as Korea, Taiwan, and parts of China in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Portugal

ryderwalsh9 — 2025-03-20 21:28:15 UTC

A colonizing power, with colonies in Africa: Angola, Mozambique. South America: Brazil and parts of Asia

Australia

ryderwalsh9 — 2025-03-20 21:28:38 UTC

Colonized by Great Britain in 1788. It became a federated state in 1901, gaining independence while remaining a Commonwealth realm.

New Zealand

ryderwalsh9 — 2025-03-20 21:29:03 UTC

Colonized by Great Britain in 1840 and became a dominion in 1907, gaining legislative independence in 1947.

Hawaii

ryderwalsh9 — 2025-03-20 21:29:17 UTC

Initially an independent kingdom before being overthrown in 1893 and annexed by the United States in 1898. It became a U.S. state in 1959.

Great Britain

ryderwalsh9 — 2025-03-20 21:30:04 UTC

A major colonizing power with colonies in North America 13 colonies: Canada, Africa Kenya, South Africa, Asia India, Hong Kong, and the Caribbean Jamaica, Barbados.

Belgium

ryderwalsh9 — 2025-03-20 21:30:23 UTC

A colonizing power, particularly in the Congo then the Belgian Congo and parts of Africa from the late 19th century until the mid-20th century.

Germany

ryderwalsh9 — 2025-03-20 21:30:52 UTC

A colonizing power in the late 19th century with colonies in Africa German East Africa, Cameroon and the Pacific German New Guinea. Germany lost most of its colonies after World War I.

Vietnam

ryderwalsh9 — 2025-03-20 21:32:23 UTC

Colonized by France in the mid-19th century and gained independence after the First Indochina War in 1954.

France

ryderwalsh9 — 2025-03-20 21:32:54 UTC

A major colonizing power with colonies in Africa Algeria, Senegal, the Caribbean Haiti, Guadeloupe, and Southeast Asia Indochina.

Netherlands

ryderwalsh9 — 2025-03-20 21:33:20 UTC

A colonizing power with colonies in Southeast Asia Indonesia and the Caribbean Suriname, Curacao.

Egypt

ryderwalsh9 — 2025-03-20 21:33:40 UTC

Briefly colonized by France under Napoleon in the early 19th century, then became a protectorate of Great Britain in 1882. Egypt gained full independence in 1952.

Congo

ryderwalsh9 — 2025-03-20 21:34:03 UTC

Privately controlled by King Leopold II of Belgium from 1885 and became a Belgian colony in 1908. The country gained independence in 1960.

South Africa

ryderwalsh9 — 2025-03-20 21:34:21 UTC

Colonized by the Dutch in the 17th century and became a British colony in the 19th century. It gained independence from Britain in 1910.

Ethiopia

ryderwalsh9 — 2025-03-20 21:34:40 UTC

One of the few African countries that was never fully colonized. It successfully resisted Italy's attempt to invade in the late 19th century and later fought against an Italian invasion in the 1930s.

Italy

ryderwalsh9 — 2025-03-20 21:35:09 UTC

A colonizing power, particularly in Africa Libya, Ethiopia, Eritrea and briefly in the Balkans.

Western Australia, Australia

ryderwalsh9 — 2025-03-20 21:43:31 UTC

British Interests in Australia: The British established a penal colony in Australia in 1788. Over time, the British developed Australia for resource extraction and as a strategic military outpost. Australia became a dominion of the British Empire in 1901 and gained full independence in 1942.

Nigeria

ryderwalsh9 — 2025-03-20 21:44:37 UTC

Sokoto Caliphate: The Sokoto Caliphate, founded in 1804 in what is now northern Nigeria, was a large Islamic state in West Africa. It was one of the most powerful empires in Africa during the 19th century. The British colonized the region in the early 20th century after defeating the Sokoto forces in 1903.

Brandenburg, Germany

ryderwalsh9 — 2025-03-20 21:47:35 UTC

The Berlin Conference: Held from 1884 to 1885, the Berlin Conference was a meeting where European powers divided Africa among themselves without consulting African leaders. It initiated the Scramble for Africa as European nations claimed territories in Africa for economic exploitation and strategic gain.

Africa

ryderwalsh9 — 2025-03-20 21:48:39 UTC

Resources Extracted from Africa: European colonizers extracted vast amounts of resources from Africa, including gold, diamonds, rubber, and ivory. This exploitation enriched the colonizers but left African societies impoverished and destabilized.

Raipur Division, Chhattisgarh, India

ryderwalsh9 — 2025-03-20 21:49:24 UTC

British Trade Centers in India: The British established trade centers in India in the early 1600s, which led to British colonial rule by the mid-1800s. India was an important part of the British Empire, providing valuable resources like spices, cotton, and tea, while the British controlled the economy and political system.