History of colonialism

thumb|The Rhodes Colossus|Political cartoon satirising the [[Cape to Cairo Railway, a symbol of British imperialism during the Scramble for Africa]]

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 are disputed. Some scholars of decolonization focus especially on independence movements in the colonies and the collapse of global colonial empires.

Neocolonialism is the control by a state (usually, a former colonial power) over another nominally independent state (usually, a former colony) through indirect means. The term neocolonialism was first used after World War II to refer to the continuing dependence of former colonies on foreign countries, but its meaning soon broadened to apply, more generally, to places where the power of developed countries was used to produce a colonial-like control. Some scholars have argued that neocolonialism operates through global economic governance, including international financial institutions and tr

Russian general (1843–1882)

thumb|Ancient Carthage from about 323 BCE, an example of a thalassocracy.

colonies controlled by the British Empire

thumb|250px|The beginning of Frankokratia: the division of the Byzantine Empire after the [[Fourth Crusade ]] thumb|250px| Greek and Latin states in southern Greece, 1210 thumb|250px| The Eastern Mediterranean 1450 AD, showing the Ottoman Empire, the surviving [[Byzantine Empire (purple) and the various Latin possessions in Greece]]

public exhibit of members of a foreign nation

overseas possessions of a nation-state, usually a product of the European Age of Exploration

organization that helped in founding Liberia as a colony for freed slaves

UN document listing places that are not self-governing and subject to decolonization

former country in West Africa (1834–1857) in present-day Liberia founded by African-Americans from Maryland, U.S.

1839 military Conquest; Russian colonisation of Central Asia

period from 1732 to 1867, when the Russian Empire laid claim to northern Pacific Coast of America

battle between the Russian Empire and Turkmens (1881)

aspect of history

evolution of the borders of the United States of America

aspect of history

international anti-slavery agreement

1885 battle between Russian Empire and Emirate of Afghanistan

Japanese territorial conquests (1895–1945)

historical territorial changes of Russia

thumb|300px|In 1869, seized the blackbirding schooner and freed its passengers, who were bound for Queensland, Australia.

Failed Russian invasion of the Khanate of Khiva

type of exhibition held to promote colonial empires

Revolt of Kazakh khanates against Russian overlordship

Law criminalizing homosexuality in former British colonies

Russian campaign of Central Asia 1873 to colonize Khanate of Khiva

1879 battle between the Russian Empire and Turkmens

type of British colony especially in North America and the Caribbean in the 17th century

picture by Hermann Knackfuß

ethnic cleansing

1868 siege

rebellion in Tunisia