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Imeprialism: The Legacy Of Imperialism In Somalia

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The legacy of imperialism will has a never-ending hold on many, but not all, developing countries. Countries such as Somalia demonstrate how, even in the twenty-first century, imperialism still has a lasting effect. When Great Britain and Italy decolonized the two terrorities that would become Somalia, they did not make attempts to leave the colonies with a stable economy or infrastructure. In addition, colonized nations around Somalia refused to give Somalia parts of their land that were occupied by Somalians. Therefore, Somalia was left to build up enfrastructure and an economy with only a fraction of its citizens. Imeprialism did not leave this country with the items it needed to become stable. As a result, Somalia has become a warland that

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