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1. Trouble organizing a government system due to a lack of self-governing experience.
2. Being susceptible to coups and rebellions because of a lack of a strong, organized military.
3. Economic reliance on their parent countries, which caused their economies to be dependent on that of another country's.
4. Exploitation by other nations politically and economically, oftentimes through established monopolies.
5. Difficulties with establishing their native cultures, as they were under the influence of the European nations for so long.
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