What Is Nationalism?
7. Anti-Colonial Nationalism
During the colonial period, European nations in particular began colonizing much of the world. The British, French, Dutch, Spanish, and Portuguese colonized other nations across the globe, bringing them under control. In recent generations, however, these nations have been rising up against colonization.
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Wanting to have colonizing powers “kicked out” is often termed as anti-colonial nationalism. The indigenous people unite as a nation to protest against the occupying powers and move to regain control of their own nation. There are still some colonies remaining on Earth, although these are mostly happy to remain colonies. For the time being at least anyway.
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