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= Colonialism = Colonialism is the phenomenon where the state exploits and collects resources of a colony that was forcibly taken by either physical or economic means for that state. The controlling state holds power over local indigenous populations in order to maintain political and economic control over the region.

Definition
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines colonialism as "1; the quality or state of being colonial 2; something characteristic of a colony 3; a)control by one power over a dependent area or people b)  a policy advocating or based on such control"

The Oxford Dictionary defines colonialism as "The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically"

British Empire
The British crown colonies once spanned large portions of the world including the Americas, the African continent, the Australian continent, Europe and Asia.

British Crown Colonies
British Crown Colonies were colonies controlled by Governors under the British Monarch. Local Governors were responsible for maintaining the economic, political and military systems within colonies and ensuring that the steady flow of resources from their respective colonies continued to be exported home to Britain.

Chart of British Crown Colonies

Other Historic Colonial Powers
Other examples of Colonial powers include

Roman Empire

Greek Empire

Spanish Empire

Russian Empire

Kingdom of the Netherlands

French Empire

Ottoman Empire

Persian Empire

Kingdom of Belgium

Denmark

Portugal



In the late 1800s European powers were battling for control over the African continent known as the scramble for Africa the aim was to control its resources including gold, timer and labour. in 1884-1885 the major colonial powers of Europe including Germany, Austria-Hungary, The United Kingdom, Belgium, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Ottoman Empire, Sweden-Norway, The United States, Portugal, Italy and Spain gathered together to draw boundaries and divide Africa between these countries in order to prevent the European Countries from warring this meeting became known as the Berlin Conference. By the end of the conference most of Africa had been divided with only Abyssinia (Ethiopia) and Liberia retaining their independence.

Definition
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines Neo-Colonialism as "the economic and political policies by which a great power indirectly maintains or extends its influence over other areas or people"

The Oxford English Dictionary defines it as "The use of economic, political, cultural, or other pressures to control or influence other countries, especially former dependencies."

Real World Use
neo-colonialism is the practice of maintaining control over country using economic means often by utilizing colonial era treaties that exploit the population of the weaker country for the gain of the greater power. Neo-colonialism often finds its place in developing countries that are now ex-colonies and by sing economic means rather than military stronger countries face fewer of the risks that traditional colonialism did such as bloody wars, spread out militaries or high costs to keep colonies operational or obedient