Decolonization
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Decolonization is the ending of colonialism, the latter being the process whereby imperial nations establish and dominate foreign territories, often overseas. The meanings and applications of the term
The Chilean Declaration of Independence on 18 February 1818
Prince Pedro proclaims himself Emperor of an independent Brazil on 7 September 1822.
Members of the Irish delegation for the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations in December 1921
Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown in 1781
New Imperialism
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In historical contexts, New Imperialism characterizes a period of colonial expansion primarily by the major western powers as well as the Empire of Japan, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries
British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli and Queen Victoria
Indigenous African soldier pledging alliance to the Spanish flag. European armies would regularly enlist natives to garrison their own land.
Colonial government official J. Rozet, an Indo Eurasian, in negotiation with tribal chiefs (Roti Islanders), Pariti, Timor, 1896
An 1898 French political cartoon depicting Britain, France, Russia, Germany, and Japan dividing China