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The history of the Caribbean reveals the region's significant role in the colonial struggles of the European powers since the 15th century. In the modern era, it remains strategically and economically important.
In the 20th century the Caribbean was again important during World War II, in the decolonization wave in the post-war period, and in the tension between Communist Cuba and the United States (U.S.). Genocide, slavery, immigration and rivalry between world powers have given Caribbean history an impact disproportionate to the size of this small ...
Before the decolonization of the Americas in the later 1950s and 1960s, the term "British West Indies" was regularly used to include all British colonies in the region as part of the British Empire. [3] [4] [5] Following the independence of most of the territories from the United Kingdom, the term Commonwealth Caribbean is now used.
Map of British possessions in the Caribbean in 1900. Also indicated are the mainland colonies of British Honduras and British Guiana.. The term British West Indies refers to the former English and British colonies and the present-day overseas territories of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean.
The European "discovery" of the New World, as named by Amerigo Vespucci in 1503, opened another colonial chapter, beginning with the colonization of the Caribbean in 1493 with Hispaniola (later to become Haiti and the Dominican Republic).
History Compass (2014) 12#10 pp 770–783. Higman, Barry W. A Concise History of the Caribbean. (2011) Jones, Alfred Lewis (1905). "The West Indies" . The Empire and the century. London: John Murray. pp. 877–882. Martin, Tony, Caribbean History: From Pre-colonial Origins to the Present (2011)
The success of colonization efforts in Barbados encouraged the establishment of more Caribbean colonies, and by 1660 England had established Caribbean sugar colonies in St. Kitts, Antigua, Nevis, and Montserrat, [26] English colonization of the Bahamas began in 1648 after a Puritan group known as the Eleutheran Adventurers established a colony ...
How exactly humans expanded into the Caribbean islands has long been a mystery, according to a study. Ruins of 5,600-year-old shelter upend history of Caribbean island, study reveals Skip to main ...