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Australia
British imperialism settled Australia as a penal colony, having ruthlessly seized it from the native people. People in Australia are known for their love of the outdoors, laid-back approach to life, and weekend café culture. -
mexico
Mexico was forced to pay for its own stolen land and to keep ties to its imperialist oppressors in the process. Mexico is recovering from a pandemic that had deep economic and social impacts. -
Sudan
The British colonial policy in Sudan developed unsustainable power structures between the North and the South, and between ethnic groups in the South.Sudan's civilians have suffered through almost seven months of intense conflict – and a humanitarian tragedy that only grows bleaker by the day. -
egypt
Furthermore, as a result of imperialism Egypt suffered a great loss of freedom and control over its own country. September 2022 marked one year since the Egyptian government launched the national human rights strategy, but authorities took few if any steps to ease the wholesale campaign of repression against critics or repeal any of the numerous laws that are routinely used to curtail basic freedoms. -
phillipines
Instead, it waged wars, conducted dangerous medical experiments on these populations, and imposed economic, political, and social systems to benefit U.S. economic interests. This included restructuring the Philippines government. The Philippines' economic recovery is well underway -
cuba
The American intervention and occupation succeeded in not only interrupting and altering the Cuban independence movement, but utilized military force, economic coercion, and paternalistic attitudes to substitute American for Spanish hegemony in Cuba. Cuba's authoritarian regime has failed to avert an economic crisis, repair decaying state institutions, and prevent the country's largest outflow of migrants since the 1960s. -
new zealand
n 1907 New Zealand became a dominion within the British Empire. Some trumpeted what they saw as a 'move up' in the 'school of British nations', but in reality little changed. The New Zealand economy recovered quickly from the COVID-19 shock thanks to effective virus containment, measures to protect jobs and incomes and highly expansionary macroeconomic policies but is now overheating and house prices have soared. -
malaysia
The Malay elite enjoyed a place in the new colonial order as civil servants. Many Malayan and Bornean villagers, however, were affected by colonial taxes and consequently were forced to shift from subsistence to cash-crop farming; their economic well-being became subject to fluctuations in world commodity prices. The stress levels are considerably lower in Malaysia, due to great healthcare, good education, good jobs, and an overall good standard of living. -
austria
The Hapsburg dynasty in Austria-Hungary was destroyed. Austria and Hungary became separate independent states. Austria was made to sign the treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye on 10th September 1919. We've reviewed our travel advice for Austria and continue to advise exercise normal safety precautions. -
indoneis
The Dutch trade of commodities influenced Indonesia's economy in the way that they introduced land tax, made trade routes, and printed moneyIs Indonesia doing well.
Despite a difficult global environment, Indonesia's economic growth strengthened to 5.3 percent in 2022, supported by positive terms-of-trade led by commodity related exports and a recovery in private consumption. -
congo
King Leopold II created a colony in the Congo River region of Central Africa during a wave of widespread European colonization in the 1880s.Since March 2022, insecurity in the eastern provinces has reached new heights, leading to an exponential rise in protection incidents, especially those involving sexual violence, and severe restrictions to the humanitarian space. -
India
The British restricted Indian industries, such as textiles.India's GDP growth rate rose to a pace of 7.8% y/y in the April-June quarter of 2023, compared with growth of 6.1% y/y in the January-March quarter of 2023, according to data released by India's National Statistical Office. -
china
Western imperialism impacted China by inciting bloody revolutions and ultimately bringing about the collapse of the Qing Empire. There are no freely elected national leaders, political opposition is suppressed, all religious activity is controlled by the CCP, dissent is not permitted, and civil rights are curtailed. -
Kenya
British settlers, who came to Kenya because of its resources and comfortable climate, forced indigenous farmers and herders onto infertile land or made them work on European-owned farms and plantations. In 2021, the economy staged a strong recovery, with the economy growing at 7.5% although some sectors, such as tourism, remained under pressure. -
vienam
The French imperialised Vietnam and negatively reconstructed their flourishing economy. Vietnam has been a development success story