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For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe. Colonial Nigeria (complete list) – British colony, 1914–1960 For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe. Federal Republic of Nigeria: Fourth Republic (complete list) – Elizabeth II, Queen (1960–1963) Nnamdi Azikiwe, President of the First Republic (1963 ...
A colonial empire is a collective of territories (often called colonies), either contiguous with the imperial center or located overseas, settled by the population of a certain state and governed by that state. [1] Before the expansion of early modern European powers, other empires had conquered and colonized territories, such as the Roman ...
Austrian colonial policy; Belgian colonial empire; British colonial empire; Danish colonial empire; Dutch colonial empire; French colonial empire; German colonial empire; List of former German colonies; Italian colonial empire; Portuguese colonial empire; Evolution of the Portuguese Empire; Russian colonial empire; Spanish colonial empire ...
This is a list of state leaders in the 20th century (1901–1950) AD, such as the heads of state, heads of government, and the general secretaries of single-party states. These polities are generally sovereign states , but excludes minor dependent territories , whose leaders can be found listed under territorial governors in the 20th century .
The Empire Project: The Rise and Fall of the British World-System, 1830-1970 (2009) excerpt and text search; Darwin, John. Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion of Britain (2013) Ferguson, Niall. Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power (2002) Gallagher, John, and Ronald Robinson.
Empires of the world in 1910. The policy and ideology of European colonial expansion between the 1870s (circa opening of Suez Canal and Second Industrial Revolution) and the outbreak of World War I in 1914 are often characterized as the "New Imperialism". The period is distinguished by an unprecedented pursuit of what has been termed "empire ...
Map of the European Union in the world, with Overseas Countries and Territories and Outermost Regions. Danish Gold Coast; Danish India; Danish West Indies Frederiksstad on Saint Croix, Danish West Indies, 1848; Faroe Islands; Greenland
The dismantling of European empires following World War II saw the process of decolonization begin in earnest. [11] In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill jointly released the Atlantic Charter , which broadly outlined the goals of the U.S. and British governments .