19th Century American Imperialism

Imperialism is the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies. Imperialism was common in the 19th century and led many continents such as Africa and Asia to be colonized by strong foreign powers. Through Imperialism many changes were brought about and the colonized and the colonizer were both impacted from the sudden culture change. While there were many beneficial outcomes of imperialism most would say that imperialism had more drawbacks than advantages. The nature of imperialism ultimately changes both the colonized and the colonizer in both positive and negative ways and impacts each countries cultures irreversibly.
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