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Imperialism is a state policy, practice or advocacy for the extension of power and domination, especially through the direct acquisition of territories (by colonialism in particular) or by obtaining political and economic control of other regions. It always involves the use of power, whether military, economic or in a more subtle form. ^[1] Stephanie Jeremie, La Forge

Types of Imperialism

Colonial imperialism ^[2]	Colonialism is attributed to imperial powers. Imperial powers use the dispossession mechanism of colonialism to enrich themselves. Colonial invasion is therefore part of imperial expansion and both are part of the same global domination.
Informal imperialism ^[3]	Characterized by the power of influence of one entity over another.
Economic imperialism	Concerns the use of one's advantageous economic situation in order to install a relationship of domination. It translates to: Economic sanctions, for example an embargo. Aid (or a loan) conditional on the implementation of measures favourable to the dominant, unfavourable to the inferior.

Roger van Zwanenberg explains the components of modern imperialism ^[4] :

Capitalist accumulation or globalization
The dominance of finance
trade and investment
technology and science
military power
The ideological control

Examples of Imperialism

The British Empire
The United States	The United States continues to be a massive imperialist power. As just a few examples: In the Philippines, air raids were followed by more raids, then by invasion and conquest. Sixteen million Filipinos fell under a foreign power. The US ruled over the Philippines until 1946. ^[5] In the late 1880's, the United States military overthrew Hawaii's monarchy, and today it remains under US powers. ^[6] The US invaded and conquered Puerto Rico in the early 1900's. It remains under their rule. ^[7]

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[1] Stephanie Jeremie, La Forge

[2] ttp://penntoday.upenn.edu/transcripts/us-imperialism

[3] ttp://penntoday.upenn.edu/transcripts/us-imperialism

[4] ttp://penntoday.upenn.edu/transcripts/us-imperialism

[5] ttps://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/feb/15/the-us-hidden-empire-overseas-territories-united-states-guam-puerto-rico-american-samoa

[6] ttps://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/americans-overthrow-hawaiian-monarchy

[7] ttps://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/puerto-rico-invaded#:~:text=After%20the%20signing%20of%20an,Rico%20to%20the%20United%20States

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-*Native populations were dispossessed of their lands by colonizers, to make way for production of resources and thus more wealth.
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-*Indigenous people are marginalized and forced to live in separate neighborhoods, prohibited from entering certain places, etc.
+*In the Philippines, air raids were followed by more raids, then by invasion and conquest. Sixteen million Filipinos fell under a foreign power. The US ruled over the Philippines until 1946. <ref>https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/feb/15/the-us-hidden-empire-overseas-territories-united-states-guam-puerto-rico-american-samoa</ref>
-*The diffusion of Western ways of life in the colonies leads to the loss of one’s own culture from the imposition of another.&nbsp;
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