when the dutch were colonising indonesia they tried to turn jakarta into the amsterdam of the east by building canals. these brought dyssentry and malaria, which brought death.
cecil rhodes became one of the richest men in the world turning british colonies in africa into his personal fiefdom.
the australian governor of british papua new guinea maintained the indiginous inhabitants way of life, forcibly if necessary, whether they liked it or not.
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