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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 ...
War, Cooperation, and Conflict: The European Possessions in the Caribbean, 1939–1945 (1988). Baptiste, Fitzroy Andre. "The British grant of air and naval facilities to the United States in Trinidad, St. Lucia and Bermuda in 1939" Caribbean Studies 16.2 (1976): 5–43. Black, Clinton V. 1997. The History of Jamaica. Longman Publishers.
The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, and Capitalism in 17th Century North America and the Caribbean is a book by Gerald Horne.It is a historical analysis of the development of settler colonialism in North America and the Caribbean in the 17th century.
Guadeloupe-born author Maryse Conde, who wrote about colonialism, slavery and the French-Caribbean diaspora, died in southern France at the age of 90. Often cited as a potential winner of the ...
The entrance of these three powers into the Caribbean and North America perpetuated European colonialism in these regions. [ 6 ] The second wave of European colonialism commenced with Britain's involvement in Asia in support of the British East India Company ; other countries such as France, Portugal and the Netherlands also had involvement in ...
The Spanish Caribbean were treated as "forgotten backwater colonies" during the colonial era, the spanish settlers that settled the islands were mostly poorer peasants from the south, especially from the Canary Islands, most Martinicans have mixed Spanish ancestry, but very small.
The Earl and Countess of Wessex have been met with banners protesting against British colonialism on the second leg of their Caribbean tour. Edward and Sophie had initially received a friendly ...