WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Imperialism is the state policy, practice, or advocacy of extending power and dominion, especially by direct territorial acquisition or by gaining political and economic control of other territories and peoples.

Detailed explanation-2: -Colonialism is where one country physically exerts complete control over another country and Imperialism is formal or informal economic and political domination of one country over the other. In a nutshell, colonialism can be thought of as the practice of domination and imperialism as an idea behind the practice.

Detailed explanation-3: -Imperialism is the expansion of a nation’s authority over other nations through the acquisition of land and/or the imposition of economic and political domination.

Detailed explanation-4: -The rule of England over India and other countries is an example of colonialism, while an example of imperialism is when a powerful and rich country like the USA dominates over other countries which are not as rich and powerful as the imperialist is.

Detailed explanation-5: -Over time, four forms of colonial control emerged: colony, protec-torate, sphere of influence, and economic imperialism. These terms are defined and discussed in the chart on page 346. In practice, gaining control of an area might involve the use of several of these forms.