One way to define imperialism is to say that it is the practice in which one country uses various types of power to enable it to rule over another country. Of course, this is a very short definition and there are many things that make it problematic. However, it is a good short definition of the term.
Imperialism occurs when a country exerts its power to allow it to dominate another country or countries. For...
One way to define imperialism is to say that it is the practice in which one country uses various types of power to enable it to rule over another country. Of course, this is a very short definition and there are many things that make it problematic. However, it is a good short definition of the term.
Imperialism occurs when a country exerts its power to allow it to dominate another country or countries. For example, the British were clearly implementing imperialism when they subjugated most of what is now India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Burma. They used their power to allow themselves to rule those areas. However, imperialism does not have to be so obvious. We can also say that Britain and other countries were engaging in imperialism in China when they forced China to give them the right to trade with China and to give them the right to have areas within Chinese cities that were subject to their own legal systems, not that of China. In other words, imperialism can involve domination that comes short of direct and formal rule.
In general, then, we can define imperialism as the practice of using a nation’s power (whether it be military, economic, or other) to allow it to dominate other countries.
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