Why Some Countries Were Never Colonized
Pillars of Thought
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The age of European imperialism transformed the world. Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands and Italy built enormous overseas empires across Africa and Asia.
Yet some countries managed to avoid becoming conventional European colonies.
Japan. Ethiopia. Siam, now Thailand. Nepal. And, in a much more complicated sense, China.
So how did they survive?
In this documentary, we explore the major factors that helped some states preserve their independence during the age of empire from geography and difficult terrain to military resistance, diplomacy, modernization and strong political organization.
Why Some Countries Were Never Colonized
Pillars of Thought
168 views
The age of European imperialism transformed the world. Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands and Italy built enormous overseas empires across Africa and Asia.
Yet some countries managed to avoid becoming conventional European colonies.
Japan. Ethiopia. Siam, now Thailand. Nepal. And, in a much more complicated sense, China.
So how did they survive?
In this documentary, we explore the major factors that helped some states preserve their independence during the age of empire from geography and difficult terrain to military resistance, diplomacy, modernization and strong political organization.