<u><em>European colonialism and colonization were known as the practice of acquiring full or partial political control over the societies and territories through the creation of a colony, occupying it with settlers and utilizing it economically. </em></u>
<u><em>The reason why the European could colonize the no- european regions were basically because they didn’t have an advanced military equipment and there wasn’t a leader that could keep united the various groups. Finally they were debilitated by trade restrictions and embargo.</em></u>
The Soviets did not have the same control over their larger neighbor, China. Although the Soviet Union and China enjoyed friendly relations at first, they gradually grew apart.