imperialism ap human geography
Imperialism is a long-standing political phenomenon in human history that has helped shape the contemporary global landscape. Many of today's unequal relations are derived from the imperial practices of the past. Imperialism and colonialism both involve political and economic advantage over a land and its population. Imperialism is the state policy, practice, or advocacy of extending power and dominion, especially by direct territorial acquisition or by gaining political and economic control of other territories and peoples. Imperialism is the forceful extension of a nation's authority by territorial conquest or by establishing economic and political domination of other nations that are not its colonies. Formerly implying military and governmental dominance, the word today is often invoked in a wider variety of contexts, such as cultural imperialism, media imperialism, and economic imperialism.
Question One What is imperialism? In your attempt to define imperialism, reflect on the political, economic, religious and other factors involved in the expansion of the industrial nations.
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