Impact of Colonialism on Contemporary Society

Introduction
The period of colonization has had a significant impact on the development of the human
society. This is due to the fact that the advanced and the technologically nation states of the
world tried to impose their rule over the weaker and vulnerable countries of the globe. It was
mainly the co8ntries of the European continent who were desirous of expanding their control
which would lead to their territorial expansion and building up of their natural resources
capacity. The main idea of colonialism was that of gaining more power and authority. In this
regard, it can be noticed that the effects of the period of colonialism is long lasting and can be
felt even after the end of the era. The nature of the countries of the contemporary period can be
understood from the analysis of this period of colonialism. For instance, the European countries
and the Western states such as that of the United States of America gained more power and
resources as a result of their colonial tendency. In this period they could exploit the resources of
all those native places over whom they exerted control and influence. Furthermore, they also
gained the invaluable human labor who had worked for the interest of the colonial masters
without receiving any pay or compensation. In fact one of the characteristic features of the
colonial period is that the population of such native places of the world who were ruled over,
were extremely submissive in nature and could not fight back against the imperialist tendencies
of the colonial masters. To justify their rule over the vulnerable states of the world, the colonial
rulers’ gave the explanation of the ‘white man’s burden’. According to this concept, the ‘black’
skin toned people of the native places of the third world countries did not have the ability to rule
over themselves. They lacked the intelligence and the desire for a harmonious society. In this
respect, they were considered to be ‘barbarians’ who mean that they were not capable of forming
a peaceful society. It was the responsibility of the ‘white’ skin tone of the imperial masters to