Can someone define IMPERIALISM in a way that I could understand it?
- In my class notes, it's defined as:
- Domination of a powerful nation over the political, economic, and cultural affairs of another country or region.
But, I seriously don't know what that means? What? To dominate or take over another nation for it's economic, culturals etc. then whats the other part?
EXPLAIN...
P.S ... I'm dealing with writting an essay SPECIFICALLY on U.S Imperialism.
Answer:
It certainly didn't always have that meaning but I just googled it and there is a wealth of information there.
i had to write an essay on that recently. Imperialism is kinda like a system that extends the rule of having or creating colonies or dependencies which is territory that has been anexed. Hope that helps your essay.
Imperialism derived from the word 'empire'.
A country that wish to EXPAND its EMPIRE through obtaining/dominating lands, economics, political beliefs or influences can be described as practicing 'imperialism'.
Like the old days, the British Imperialism in North America, India, Africa, Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific like Australia, NZ and all. Besides, securing the economics resources, they implement the law & administration and British education. And as an affirmative to remember the great empire, the Commonwealth Games (the 2nd biggest Games after the Olympic that takes place every 4 years) was introduced, which participants are the British & all its colonial countries.
That is why the British called themselves The Great Britain.
So, can you relate imperialism in todays world?
Good luck!
First you need to understand a little history and get an introduction to the great list of "-ism"s. Never trust anything that ends with "ism."
In the beginning there were cavepeople (how PC is that !) and they lived in tribes with a dominant leader. As things progressed kings, pharaohs, and emperors took the job of dominant leader and the tribes turned into countries which developed into the political-economic system generally known as feudalism.
After the decline of feudalism came mercantilism - a system based on a policy of accumulating gold, establishing colonies, a merchant marine, and developing industry and mining to attain a favorable balance of trade (or "How to get rich the quick way").
After that comes imperialism - a system to extend one nation's authority by territorial acquisition and establishment of economic and political expansion over another nation (as in the old British Empire) - which was followed by pure capitalism which was followed by socialism, then communism and finally something we call the "mixed market" economy.
So, how does this relate to the U.S. ? Technically it doesn't. The term is used as a propagandistic slander by hardcore communists to make free market activity the "boogie man" for all the world's evils. We don't have an empire so how can we be imperialistic. Basically imperialists move in and take over another country and help themselves to whatever they want usually in exchange for military protection or mutual trade agreements. The Spanish did it, so did the French, as have many others. Hong Kong, for example, was actually "leased" from China to the British for 100 years as part of their empire. (Wonder if the British got their cleaning deposit back.)
You might call Hawaii the best effort by the U.S. to be imperialistic. Basically we just moved in and took over. On the other hand, we offer Puerto Rico statehood yet allow them continued sovereignty with the right to vote in our elections. They're not a colony nor a state. Go figure.
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- Domination of a powerful nation over the political, economic, and cultural affairs of another country or region.
But, I seriously don't know what that means? What? To dominate or take over another nation for it's economic, culturals etc. then whats the other part?
EXPLAIN...
P.S ... I'm dealing with writting an essay SPECIFICALLY on U.S Imperialism.
Answer:
It certainly didn't always have that meaning but I just googled it and there is a wealth of information there.
i had to write an essay on that recently. Imperialism is kinda like a system that extends the rule of having or creating colonies or dependencies which is territory that has been anexed. Hope that helps your essay.
Imperialism derived from the word 'empire'.
A country that wish to EXPAND its EMPIRE through obtaining/dominating lands, economics, political beliefs or influences can be described as practicing 'imperialism'.
Like the old days, the British Imperialism in North America, India, Africa, Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific like Australia, NZ and all. Besides, securing the economics resources, they implement the law & administration and British education. And as an affirmative to remember the great empire, the Commonwealth Games (the 2nd biggest Games after the Olympic that takes place every 4 years) was introduced, which participants are the British & all its colonial countries.
That is why the British called themselves The Great Britain.
So, can you relate imperialism in todays world?
Good luck!
First you need to understand a little history and get an introduction to the great list of "-ism"s. Never trust anything that ends with "ism."
In the beginning there were cavepeople (how PC is that !) and they lived in tribes with a dominant leader. As things progressed kings, pharaohs, and emperors took the job of dominant leader and the tribes turned into countries which developed into the political-economic system generally known as feudalism.
After the decline of feudalism came mercantilism - a system based on a policy of accumulating gold, establishing colonies, a merchant marine, and developing industry and mining to attain a favorable balance of trade (or "How to get rich the quick way").
After that comes imperialism - a system to extend one nation's authority by territorial acquisition and establishment of economic and political expansion over another nation (as in the old British Empire) - which was followed by pure capitalism which was followed by socialism, then communism and finally something we call the "mixed market" economy.
So, how does this relate to the U.S. ? Technically it doesn't. The term is used as a propagandistic slander by hardcore communists to make free market activity the "boogie man" for all the world's evils. We don't have an empire so how can we be imperialistic. Basically imperialists move in and take over another country and help themselves to whatever they want usually in exchange for military protection or mutual trade agreements. The Spanish did it, so did the French, as have many others. Hong Kong, for example, was actually "leased" from China to the British for 100 years as part of their empire. (Wonder if the British got their cleaning deposit back.)
You might call Hawaii the best effort by the U.S. to be imperialistic. Basically we just moved in and took over. On the other hand, we offer Puerto Rico statehood yet allow them continued sovereignty with the right to vote in our elections. They're not a colony nor a state. Go figure.
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