Question

Explain the nature of colonialism.

Answer 1

1. Europeans reached all over the world with various intentions such as the urge for adventures, to earn name, to discover unknown lands, to search for gold mines, etc.
2. Later, the trade and commerce increased to a great extent and the European countries began to compete with each other.
3. Wherever the Europeans went, they established their colonies. There was a competition to gain economic, social and political supremacy among them. Extreme nationalism, feeling of racial superiority, industrialisation, aggressive approach, etc.
4. Europeans went to America, Australia, New Zealand.
5. However, it was not easy for them to adapt to the climate of Asia. Despite the climatic conditions, favourable or unfavourable, Europeans displaced the indigenous people in their own lands.
6. The British, the Dutch, the Portuguese and the French, all devised several ways for demoralising the indigenous people.