Word: coloniale
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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When Nehru was a young politician, the Soviet Union was the world's most vocal enemy of colonial imperialism. For years he accepted the Communist proposition that imperialism and fascism were the same thing. He completely refuses to admit that Soviet Russia has developed a new imperialism compared to...
The ambassador also discussed the problems his country has faced since August 17, 1945 when it declared its independence. He outlined the conflict between those "who favor a return to the pre-colonial Indonesian culture" and those "who wish to adopt completely Western ideas and methods."
French Morocco (pop. 9,000.000) is booming. Huge hydroelectric projects are transforming the barren land into a fertile country, new industries are drawing thousands of people into the cities. But a political conflict threatens to tear Morocco apart. The French, who govern with a firm colonial hand, offer administrative reforms...
Because he is an economist, Sédillot places heavy emphasis on man's material march. He is strong on the movement of trade, sometimes weak on the movement of ideas. As a result, he seems more at home in Rome than in Greece, more understanding of the clever...
On Guadalcanal, the pet puppies of the G.I.s are now wild dogs; the British colonial officials again dress for dinner. At Espiritu Santo, once a huge U.S. base, now a placid French colony again, the natives wear T-shirts and tailor-made shorts. Said the chief of police when Michener...