they claimed and colonized territory in central america
There are two main countries which colonized US which are British and Netherlands. The colonial period in America was between 1776 and 1789 when it got its independence.
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The Scramble for Africa was a period during the New Imperialism period where the continent of Africa was invaded occupied and colonized by the major European powers.
Slavic tribes from which current inhabitants of Czech and Slovak Republics are descended, settled here during the Migration Period during the time of Roman Empire.
ITALY was the primary colonizer of Libya, taking the territory in 1911 from the Ottoman Turks, who had governed the territory as the Tripolitania Eyelet since 1517. However, the borders of Libya away from the coast (the southwestern, southern, and southeastern borders) were not officially set during the colonial period. As a result, some of the territory that is part of Libya today was part of British-occupied Egypt or French-occupied Algeria or Chad during the colonial period.
At the peak of the colonial period in the early 20th century, the entire continent of Africa was colonized, every inch.
Benin was colonized by France in the 19th century and gained independence in 1960. During the colonial period, French became the official language and it has remained as the language of administration, education, and business in Benin since then.
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The precolonial period refers to the time before a region or country was colonized by foreign powers. It is characterized by indigenous societies and cultures, often with their own political, economic, and social systems in place. This period can vary in length and significance depending on the specific region being considered.
After Japan emerged from its isolationist or Sakoku period, it began its Industrial Revolution. This period was known as Meiji, and it changed Japan's political, cultural and economic structure to welcome the modern world. It colonized Manchuria, Korea and Taiwan during this period, and it's growth skyrocketed until it was able to compete with other world powers both militarily as well as economically.