Colonialism, which was one of the main causes of the North-South divide that occurred in the period following the Second World War, is the conquest of foreign territories by a nation; making them part of it to help their own economic, social and political structures. The motherlands manage to do this by using the colony's natural resources, money savings, and their lands, which leads the colony to rely on the motherland and, therefore, leave the country underdeveloped. Thus, the worldwide race for colonies, particularly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, had an enormous negative effect on the economic, social, and political structures of indigenous and non-industrialized populations. Parent nations tend to steal their colonies' natural resources, raw materials and agricultural products, and then use them to make their own products. This process causes the colony to depend on the motherland's produce rather than its own, which in turn leads to tremendous deterioration of the colony's local goods and products. For example. The ecological and political impact of colonialism). This quote shows how the products of the mother country negatively influence the production of goods in the colony. Therefore, many farmers and gatherers, who earned their living by selling local goods and products, were separated from their families and brought to the homeland to cultivate and work on plantations and crops. The homeland also had control over a colony's infrastructure, making the colony more dependent on its homeland. All these factors have led to a huge negative effect on the economic structure. Furthermore, a collapse of the motherland's economy would severely shake...the paper......trigger civil wars and revolts that would ultimately lead to a corrupt government and an uncivilized society. Sometimes, religious discrimination can even induce civil wars. For example, (The ecological and political impact of colonialism). This example shows how discrimination led to a civil war. Ultimately, the people in a colony will endure great suffering, even if they gain their independence because the colony was once completely dependent on its motherland, which makes it really difficult for it to advance on its own. The scramble for colonies had an enormous negative effect on the economic, social, and political structures of indigenous populations. Therefore colonization must be stopped because it has not brought any good but has only made things worse. Its sole purpose is to take over a country's natural resources, raw materials and agricultural products.