Imperialism Imperialism is the policy or practice of extending national power over other states or areas, often by annexing territory. The term imperialism is most commonly identified with 19th-century colonialism and the carving of the globe into "spheres of influence" by the European powers due to many changes brought by the Industrial Revolution and nationalism. It has existed in every age of history from ancient times like the Zhou (Chou) and Qin (Ch'in) dynasties in …showed first 75 words of 1232 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1232 total…petition at the time when Europe was competiting for new land. Today our technology, ideas, and theories derive from the positive effects of imperialism that has gotten us where we stand today. It eventually came to an end due to the independence and freedom of many countries but had a great effect on us. To close it up, imperialism was good in the eyes of the beholder but bad in the eyes of the captives.