What effect did the colonization of America have on Asia?
I'm writing an essay about how the colonization of the americas had an impact on the rest of the world. Europe, and Africa are easy, but im really not sure what the colonization did to Asia at all. Any help is greatly appreciated, Thanks!
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It would be fair to say that the initial colonisation of the Americas had very little effect on Asia compared to the partial colonisation of Asia itself. The big overall change was increasing prosperity as trade increased, but this brought with it increased competition and sometimes conflict. Traders often established fortified trading posts that could grow into colonies. The colonisation of the Americas was part of this matrix of increasing trade, as the prevailing winds of the Pacific became trade routes. Parts of Asia contributed colonists that settled in the Americas. Even today, more than a few of Latin America's prominent families, including ruling classes have origins in places like Syria and Lebanon, where many fled local political and religious strife. In more recent times many immigrants from East and South Asia have made their homes in the Americas. Thus America has served as a land of opportunity for many Asians.
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