Editing Colonialism and Decolonization (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Understanding</span> ==
Colonialism and decolonization are understood through '''Extraction''' and '''Identity'''.

'''1. The Vacuum of Wealth (Extraction)''':
Colonialism was an "Economic Drain."
* Raw materials were "Taken" from the colony (e.g., Cotton from India).
* They were taken to Europe to be "Made into products" (e.g., Shirts in Manchester).
* The products were then "Sold back" to the people in the colony at a high price.
* This made the "Center" (Europe) rich and the "Periphery" (The Colonies) poor.

'''2. The "Civilizing Mission" (Culture)''':
To justify the theft of land, colonizers used the "Lie of Superiority."
* They claimed they were "Helping" the "Savage" people by bringing "Christianity," "Railroads," and "The English Language."
* This "Cultural Colonialism" taught the colonized people to "Hate their own history" and "Admire the colonizer."

'''3. The "Bloody" Path to Freedom (Decolonization)''':
Decolonization was rarely "Peaceful."
* While India used "Protest," countries like Algeria, Vietnam, and Kenya had to fight "Long and Violent Wars" for their freedom.
* Even after the "Flag" was changed, the colonizers often left behind "Broken Borders" that put "Enemy Tribes" in the same country, leading to civil wars that last to this day.

'''The 'Divide and Rule' Strategy'''': A standard colonial tactic. If a country has two major groups (like the Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda), the colonizer would "Give power" to the minority group and "Oppress" the majority. This kept the two groups "Fighting each other" rather than fighting the colonizer.
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