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Global Economic Integration

Colonialism connected remote regions to global markets through trade routes, ports, and currency systems. This integration continues to shape economic patterns and opportunities today.

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Unequal Trade Systems
Trade was highly asymmetrical, favoring the colonizers. Colonized regions exported raw materials and imported finished goods, limiting local industrial development.
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