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In seven pages this paper examines the effects of colonialism in this comparison and contrast of Canada and Nigeria, and discusses how developed countries like Canada were less affected by colonialism than lesser developed Third World countries like Nigeria. Six sources are listed in the bibliography.
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its control or power over other nations. Unfortunately, it often is characterized by socioeconomic and cultural inequities often based on race or ethnicity and inadequate political representation of the
indigenous peoples that have been overtaken by colonial conquests. Many critics have charged that colonialism is responsible for inequalities in resource and economic development throughout much of the world.
Much of the history of Western civilization has been written by colonial expansion, with European nations expanding its empires into India and Africa, mostly through Christian missions. The
success of European colonialism ranged "from excellent to disastrous" (Johnson, 2002, p. 14). The greatest successes were those in which indigenous peoples could be successfully transformed into "a racial
and cultural clone of the mother country" (Johnson, 2002, p. 14). Two obvious examples are the United States and Canada, both of which had an element of self-government present
from the beginning (Johnson, 2002). The early transition from agricultural to industrialized economies cemented a wealthy foundation in both countries that was further strengthened through nearly unlimited land access,
free-market capitalism, and an open-door immigration policy that extended into the late twentieth-century (Johnson, 2002). However, on the opposite end of the spectrum is the colonialism the developed in
areas predominantly comprised by African slaves (Johnson, 2002). Despite its oil wealth, Nigeria was more a victim of British colonialism than a benefactor. This is because its economic
process was, from the beginning, dependent not upon democracy or equality but on subjugation through slavery. As a result, even after achieving independent status, Nigeria still bears the scars
of colonialism much more than does its Canadian counterpart. Being a Third World country, Nigerias transition to an industrialized economy has been slow and tedious, and unlike the highly
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