Imperialism is a term that not many people know it has many meanings but there are two that describe an action and other one describes an attitude. The action one talks about the practice of extending the power the control over other countries outside its border being controlled. Imperialism is on the branch of colonialism when the controlled areas are declared to be its “colonies” or “protectorates”. The other terms talks about attitude when imperialism in which it refers to political or geographical domain such as the Ottoman Empire, Russian Empire, or the British Empire. The term imperialism is known a lot through history and imperialist practices have existed for thousands of years known as the term “Age of Imperialism”. The term imperialism came to be known in the sixteenth century. Imperialism doesn’t only describe colonial, territorial policies, but also economic and military dominance and influence. The term has been about a lot and past through many years of history people have different perspectives of what the term means but attitude and action seem to be correct.
Wikipedia contributors. “Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia”. Imperialism. 10 March 2009. 11 March 2009.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Imperialism&oldid=276258340
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