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Colonialism

Colonialism is the establishment, maintenance, acquisition and expansion of colonies in one territory by people from another territory. It is a process whereby the metropole claims sovereignty over the colony and the social structure, government, and economics of the colony are changed by colonizers from the metropole...

Timeline of Events

1896

3.2.1896

Ethiopia defeats Italy in the Battle of Adwa, marking the first victory of an African nation over a colonial power.

1955

4.24.1955

The Bandung Conference ends: Twenty-nine non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemns colonialism, racism, and the Cold War.

1997

7.1.1997

The People's Republic of China resumes sovereignty over the city-state of Hong Kong, ending 156 years of British colonial rule.