Imperialism And Colonialism

Imperialism and Colonialism have been the dominant forces in world-wide politics for centuries. They have oppressed and obliterated states, people, and countries. Most of these oppressed civilizations were in the Global South. This systematic oppression had a cultural dimension. Victory, power, and massive armies were not the only significant symbols associated with Colonialism. When the Global North oppressed states it affected the cultural make-up of that society; the political and economic lives of those states were severely altered. It caused domestic rage within the countries. The South felt threatened because their language, literature, and other cultural material were oppressed by imperial powers. The developing world wanted liberation
They pursued liberation and emancipation, in order to gain national independence. In a historical and modern context, the global order of the south and the north has not had a drastic change despite the passing of colonialism (Textbook p.138). The West remained at the top of the hierarchical system; it had the most power due its legitimate rule and wealth. The Third World became accustomed to struggle and war. It was associated with weakness and corruptness due to the lack of a functioning state. It was significant to note that not all Third World states were radical and weak. There was a rise of new emerging powers such as BRIC which was made up of Brazil, Russia, India, France, and China. China in a decade or is presumed to challenge the world’s most superior power, the United States. The United States has acknowledged this by ‘pivoting’ to Asia and allying itself with another major power. In doing so, it secured its power and security. Overall, the West will win because in order to rule effectively, legitimacy is a necessary component for a country to flourish. It is this imperialistic power that the West has used to their advantage in order to enslave people, extract money, and destroy properties in the early sixteenth and mid twentieth centuries (Textbook p.
Globalization sped up the process of interconnectedness worldwide. The problem is that Globalization was dominated by Western hegemony. Al Qaeda’s leader, Osama Bin Laden, initiated the 9/11 attack against the United States due to a hatred of globalization. What ISIS and Al Qaeda have in common is a desire for political justice and distaste for globalization. Iraq was engulfed in civil insurgencies; it perpetuated the violence that was present in the Global South. Domestic instability led to the rise of terrorist groups. The quest for cultural emancipation was described as a jihad (Textbook p. 145). Both terrorist groups wanted to return to a utopian golden age where there was no colonialism, capitalism, and neocolonialism. They wanted nothing to do with modernization. Emancipation was their only way to get back their religion and language. The main struggle was to protect and restore their national identity. They did not want to lose something that distinguished them from the rest of the world. They did not want to be slaves of the Western world power. Muslims wanted to write their own history and not be puppets that were stringed in the narratives of the superior global