history colonialism and imperialism

• Colonialism refers to one country establishing economic and political control over another country
• Colonialism also refers to the experiences of people who were under control
• Old imperialism is associated with the age of exploration
• Imperialism, as an adjective, refers to attitudes and perspectives that support or justify colonialism
• By bringing places into capitalism, countries use them for labor, raw resources, and to create new markets
• Leading countries involved in colonialism were throughout Africa and places in Southeast Asia
• Technology used during imperialism included medicine, vaccines, weapons, and machine guns
• Technology in urbanization included the steam locomotive, railroads, telegraph, and morse code
• Religion was used by missionaries as a humanitarian reason for imperialism
• The difference between Old and New imperialism is that New imperialism was more advanced due to industrialization
• Europe used manipulation to convince people they were making things better by bringing in jobs, using the divine rights theory, and building infrastructure
• Justifications for imperialism included bringing civilization to the uncivilized and spreading civilized religion
• The defining aspects of imperialism were industrialization, nationalism, religion/spread of civilizations, and economics
• Industrialization during imperialism led to new resources, new markets, and more manufactured goods
• Nationalism played a role in imperialism, mostly about the commonality of identity
• Major colonial powers included British, French, German, Belgium, and Italy
• Tools of imperialism included abstract ideas, low tech and high tech tools, new medicines, and knowledge
• Tools of colonialism included administration, bureaucracy, and money
• Spheres of Influence involved not actively ruling but controlling economic outcomes, mostly through trade agreements
• A Protectorate is a state governed by another state
• Sovereignty refers to having control over your own affairs
• No sovereignty means having no say at all