COLINIZATION IN ASIA Between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries, European nations flourished. They gained control over a majority of the Western Hemisphere. From 1880 and 1914, Western powers set out to gain power in places such as Asia, Africa, and the Pacific, Asia becoming the location of their major colonies and a gold mine of economic gain. Through trade, military power and the exploitation of the local peoples many European nations gained control of south and East …showed first 75 words of 1379 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1379 total…China is evidence of how colonizers have taken what they needed and left the country in political and economic turmoil and confused their national identities. These even overrule any other benefits such as basic infrastructure and modern facilities which were, additionally, only used for England's advantage. Through this example, it can be seen how European colonization of Asia was damaging to Asian Politics, Economics and Culture, and how its negative effects prevail over its positive.