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The colonial map was redrawn following the defeat of the German Empire and the Ottoman Empire after the World War I (1914–18). Colonies from the defeated empires were transferred to the newly founded League of Nations , which itself redistributed it to the victorious powers as "mandates" .
World map that shows in which time the countries gained independence from Colonial powers Overseas possessions of a nation-state A colonial empire is a state engaging in colonization , possibly establishing or maintaining colonies , infused with some form of coloniality and colonialism .
This article lists and summarizes the war crimes that have violated the laws and customs of war since the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907.. Since many war crimes are not prosecuted (due to lack of political will, lack of effective procedures, or other practical and political reasons), [1] [better source needed] historians and lawyers will frequently make a serious case in order to prove ...
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Historian Jacques Depelchin has said that the crimes of colonization have always been denied. [33] Christian P. Sherrer has argued that almost all European colonial powers used genocide as part of the colonization process. [34] According to Elyse Semerdjian, settler colonial warfare is a slow genocidal process. [35]
In the case of Korean War is also controversial that the United States committed a genocide [10] or just war crimes, therefore the list is not including: No Gun Ri massacre. [11] [12] [13] During the Vietnam War it has been considered that part of the war strategy of the United States in Vietnam was an ecocide. [14] [15]
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