pick a pair of countries that are directly affecting one another in the global economy to analyze the effects that colonialism and globalization have had around the world today.
- Analyze how the colonization of one country by another has affected the colonized people.
- Consider the effects of free trade agreements between nations (which constitute globalization) that often exploit the cheap labor of already-poor nations.
- Your analysis doesn’t have to concentrate entirely on the negatives; are there any beneficial aspects of colonialism and globalization? Make sure to support your position with relevant examples and citations.
Here are some examples of colonizer-colonized pairs that you might choose to analyze:
Colonizer |
Colonized |
Great Britain |
America |
Belgium |
The Congo in Africa |
The Soviet Union |
Afghanistan |
France |
Haiti |
Spain |
Mexico |
You are not limited to the above list. If you have two other countries that you would prefer to use, feel free to ask your instructor for feedback on your choice. Here are some links that you might find useful in your analysis:
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/globalization/
http://www.answers.com/topic/colonialism