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What is difference between colonization and occupation of a country?

Question #131741. Asked by romeo4u.
Last updated Jul 06 2013.
Originally posted Jul 04 2013 11:13 PM.

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samak
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samak
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Colonization is the establishment of a settlement abroad controlled by the founding country.

Occupation is to take possession of a town or foreign country etc. by force. No establishment of a settlement is required and the country may still govern itself.

(Basic source: Chambers.)

Jul 04 2013, 11:49 PM
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That is largely a matter of perspective.

If you are from a wealthy nation that is profiting by stealing the resources of a poor nation, you are colonizing them.

If you are from a poor nation that is being controlled by military forces from a wealthy nation, you are being occupied.

It's the same as one man's freedom fighters are another man's terrorists.

Jul 06 2013, 1:27 AM
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