Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
Originally posted by: magomago
Europe didn't have to go through being colonized and exploited for an entire generation...so I don't see your point...
of course u don't see my point, you didn't read my post. atleast all of my post. europe was torn apart for a generation, thats far worse then any colonial bs. and of course you ignore asia, which was also colonialized and made it out ok.
I was mainly thinking of Asia...
And ifyou don't know the history of colonialism in Asia/Africa in the 1800s....please don't comment on it. I do know, and ifyou want me to educate you then I will, though you'll have to wait a while b/c I have a lot of work to do~ but when you look at what happened you'll see that the change the Europeans caused was something that occured over long periods of time that dramatically affected the area....
I'm not saying WW1 and 2 sucked...that was like "Boom" in a matter of years~ but when it was over the people were not forced right back into oppressive rulers at all...
Even for you examples of Asia where the countries are strong...it took them quite a while
-China: only now is it really starting to flex its muscles...took them 50 years just to get this far, and this is including 150 years prior to 1949 of getting screwed in the arse
-Koreas/Japan- They did make great comebacks but I can't comment as much on these two when it comes to colonialism/spheres of influence (specifically Korea~ i could on japan, but I don't wanna make 1/2 assed statements when I dont understand many things) ][oh and if you look at the sacrifices japan made to industrialize in 50 years....incredible how they stood such difficult conditions]
Remember~ when the war was over with Europe (on both counts) they ruled themselves (save with the exception of Soviet Satellites....and we know how WONDERFUL these nations when it came to growing and expanding....); and even before the war they weren't subjugated crap
Oh~ might I add in WW1 and WW2 they were called WORLD WARS because fighting took place EVERYWHERE....not just Europe
