Colonialism — Social Studies definition
Outside political control over a people or territory, commonly accompanied by economic and institutional domination.
Where it is taught
- Korea & Vietnam: Local Histories and Cold War Intervention — Cold War: Systems, Conflicts & Transition, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- Korea & Vietnam: War Powers, Local Aims & American Decisions — World War II & the Emerging Cold War, United States History & Government: Colonial Foundations to the Early 21st Century, Grade 11
In use
In Vietnam, conflict over French colonialism preceded expanding U.
Korea & Vietnam: Local Histories and Cold War Intervention
Vietnam’s conflict emerged from resistance to French colonialism and contested political authority after 1954.
Korea & Vietnam: War Powers, Local Aims & American Decisions