<span>Cultural domination is far more dangerous than military or political domination; it is more ... the customs of eating, social and cultural attitudes. It is an occupation of this people</span>
On his first voyage, Columbus claimed San Salvador, Cuba and Hispaniola as Spanish possessions. He built a fort and left behind Spanish soldiers to hunt for gold on Hispaniola, while he returned to Spain. (These men were later murdered by the inhabitants of the island for mistreating them.) On his second voyage, Columbus took a thousand Spanish colonists to settle in Hispaniola. This was the first European colony in the ‘New World’. These colonists fought among themselves and with the inhabitants of the island. They were greedy and complained that there was not enough gold to make them all rich. They were given land and allowed to force the indigenous people to work for them, but they were still not satisfied. The colonists were also responsible forintroducing foreign epidemic diseases such as influenza, smallpox, measles and typhus, which drastically reduced the indigenous population in the Caribbean within 50 years.
1. parliamentary - socialist - welfare
Sweden is a nation that from a poor country until the mid 20th century, manged to turn things around and become one of the best countries for living in the world. Officially the country is a parliamentary democracy, but weirdly enough it has an economy that can be classified as socialist. The private sector is strong and free to decide for itself, but the government is in control of all the important natural resources of the country. Also, the government provides social welfare to its citizens, which is actually one of the best social welfare systems in the world. Sweden is also known as the most egalitarian country int he world.
2. communist - revolution - government - Communist Party - personal
China was a country in big trouble until the end of the 1940's, divided, in constant conflict, be it internal or with an invading force. After a revolution, the communist managed to defeat the nationalists, so in 1949, China officially became a communist country, led by the Communist Party. The Communist Party didn't really do any good to China until the late 20th century, with lot of economic, social, human rights problems being at the horizon. The Communist Party is actually still in charge of China, but it has changed and adapted to the modern times, making China a global powerhouse.
3. speech - royal
Saudi Arabia is one of the worst countries in the world when it comes to human rights. The king with his royal family are absolute leaders of the country, having all the power in them, and acting as dictators. The freedom of speech does not exist, the media is restricted or controlled by the government, and there is only one allowed religion and every citizen has to convert to it like it or not. Despite all of this, the international community is quiet and doesn't do anything to stop the violation of pretty much every human right, as Saudi Arabia is one of the biggest producers of oil and natural gas in the world.
