colonial possession

Examples (20)

• India was once Britain's most prized colonial possession.
• The island was once a small colonial possession of the British Empire.
• Many African nations fought for decades to end their status as a European colonial possession.
• Many nations fought to regain independence from their colonial possessions.
• The historian's book examines the economic impact on the local population of being a colonial possession.
• France maintained several colonial possessions in North Africa for decades.
• The empire's wealth was built on the resources extracted from its numerous colonial possessions.
• The treaty forced the empire to give up its last colonial possession in the Pacific.
• The treaty officially transferred the island from a Spanish to a French colonial possession.
• Historians study the economic impact of maintaining a colonial possession.
• Debates in the United Nations often centered on the right to self-determination for every colonial possession.
• The strategic importance of this colonial possession cannot be overstated.
• Life for the indigenous people changed dramatically after their land became a colonial possession.
• They established a new administration to govern the colonial possession.
• Was the small island ever considered a formal colonial possession, or just a trading post?
• Resources were extracted from the colonial possession and sent back to the mainland.
• The leaders of the rebellion dreamed of a future where their country would no longer be a colonial possession.
• The local population in the colonial possession resisted foreign rule.
• A colonial possession is defined by its lack of sovereignty and control by a foreign power.
• Maps from the 19th century show numerous colonial possessions across the globe.