Probably one of the worst things to ever occur to the developing parts of the world was colonialism, where the more advanced countries took advantage of power to take what they wanted from their less fortunate neighbors. And even today, in the 21st century, there are 16 places and some 1.2 million people still under foreign rule according to the June National Geographic. Usually, when a person thinks about colonies, it is of the period of time back in the 1600s and 1700s or around the turn of the 20th century.
It has been nearly 50 years since the United Nations said that colonialism must end, but yet the United States and United Kingdom refuse to cooperate. US colonies are American Samoa, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. The UK has the most with Anguilla, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena, Turks and Calicos Islands, and British Virgin Islands.
New Zealand with Tokelu and France with New Caledonia round out the imperial powers, although France is letting its possession vote in the near future as to its future.
So It Still Exists. --Cooter
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