589-606

This section is about the colonies and the colonial experience. In the very beginning two pages of the section I enjoyed looking at the different territories that were taken over by variety of countries. Europeans used military force in order to conquer. Becoming a colony was based on conquering territories. There was much conflict after Europe expanded because some people werent cooperating with their new ruler, Europe. There were many rebellions that broke out but that didnt shock me because it is expected for there to be some people to disagree. Much of the labor was forced unpaid labor which upset many people. It's weird to think these colonies were like dictatorships. A lot of land and money was taken from the citezens. What got me made was the issue in the Neatherlands East Indies. Peasants had to devote more that 20% of their land to pay taxes. Thats not fair, but then again what is? The picture on page 600 was really disturbing to be because it showed the results of the forced labor. These two boys were forced to do labor in the congo. The suffered severe body damages because of what they were forced to do. It breaks my heart to see these boys because the society just wasnt fair. They didnt care about the people or the children. Imagine all the people that were injured worse and even died. Working under European rule seemed brutal.