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Definition: (everyone can contribute to this - should include answers to Who? What? When? Where? How?)
Imperialism[1]: Who were the Colonial Powers? The colonial powers were Spain, Portugal, Britian, and France. When was the era of European Imperialism? The 19th century was the era of European Imperialism. In which regions of the world did it mostly occur? Imperialism mostly occurred Asia, Africa and the Americas. What is imperialism? What is an Empire? Imperialism is the process of extending power and rule of a nation to beyond its own boundaries by establishing a colony or by controlling markets for goods and raw materials. An Empire is when a nation, tribe or society has long-term domination over one or more other nations. How did the colonial powers take control of the colonies? Through force (war) and advanced technologies such as weapons. The trading and selling of goods to indigenous peoples was a less violent way of taking control of colonies, as the indigenous peoples became increasingly dependent on advanced European goods (think of the North American Aboriginals who became dependent of European weapons and cooking tools) What were the effects of imperialism? Imperialism caused some negative things to happen like the spread of disease, exploitation, and enslavement. However, it also cause many positive things to occur such as: medical advances, technological advances and the formation or new programs/ institutions.

Imperialism maps (anyone can add a map to this page)
=Case Studies and Groups:= British in India (Ryan, Rahim, Lauren, Mahad, Shawna)

French in West Africa (Georgia, Quinn, Tristan, Kali)

British in Australia (Nikky, Htee, Kasra, Hannah)

Belgian Congo (Douglas, Sean, Wesley, Kristina)

Japanese in Korea (Imran, Gabby, Jackson, Evan)

Dutch in Indonesia (Nelson, Michael, Christine)

British South Africa (Emily, Konrad, Kayla)

British in Sudan (Ruby, Lisa, Jade)

America in the Philippines (Tristen, Sidney, Grayson)

References: 1.Parenti, Michael. (2005) //Imperialism 101// Retrieved from Michael Parenti Website: []