Coined in the late 19th Century to describe British political policies that supported the British Colonial Empire, has come to refer to empire building policies in general.

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Imperialism

• Coined in the late 19th Century to describe
  British political policies that supported the
  British Colonial Empire, has come to refer to
  empire building policies in general.

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Characteristics of Colonialism

• Involves a scenario of discovery and the
  assumption by the colonizer that the discovered
  land and peoples are "virgin," "uncivilized"
  territory.

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Colonizer

• Views self as an objective observer
• Views self as semi-divine protector,   paternal
  figure
• Has a sense of (civilizing) mission
• Views self as an individualist
• Has an economic imperative
• Self-declared authority and authorship
• Renames, re-orders space  
• Equates colonization with progress

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• A relationship between colonizer and colonized
  that involves sustained exploitation
• Widespread and constant use of a variety of forms
  of violence and force for control of Others.

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Down with Imperialism.
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Economic

• Characterized by an imposed "modern" economic
  system that creates dependence on the colonizers,
  especially relating to the exploitation of
  abundant natural resources present in the
  colonized territory by the colonizers.

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Religious

• Characterized by the imposition of one system
  (the colonizers' "true," "sacred" system) onto
  another (the natives' "false," "demonic" system)
  with prohibition of the original system.

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Secretary Taft's Philippine themed dinner party,
1906, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Division Washington.
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Geographical

• Characterized by the reorganization and policing
  of space and time to divide and deconstruct
  existing social and political structures.

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The British empire subjugated people across the
world, including here in Burma in 1887.
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Please, m, aint we black enough to be cared
for?
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Uncle Sam watches as the "Goddess of Liberty"
heralds freedom for Cuba, Puerto Rico and the
Philippines.
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"You seem to have about finished your work of
civilizing the Filipinos. About 8,000 of them
have been civilized and sent to Heaven. I hope
you like it. - Andrew Carnegie, American
industrialist and anti-imperialist, 1899
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"Gee, but that's an awful stretch!" 1904
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Mark Twain

• "The condition of things in the
  Congo is atrocious, as shown by the photographs
  of children whose hands have been cut off."
• "I am an anti-imperialist. I oppose putting the
  eagle's talons on any other land.

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The Verdict July 3, 1899 The Second Issue The
Advance of Imperialism.
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Left British colonialist Cecil Rhodes
stands astride Africa in an 1892 cartoon from
Punch
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John Bull's Tanks Impose British Imperialism on
India
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How does the image reflect European countries
ideals on imperialism?
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Central Europe 1914
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In 1914 Imperialism centered in London.
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Left Advertisement for Pears' Soap entitled
"Lightening the White Man's Burden." (McClure's
Magazine, Oct. 1899)
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Denver Post, 1899.
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The Colored American by Bruce Grit (Wash,
D.C.), Feb. 25, 1899 Why talk of the white man's
burden What burdens hath he borne That have
not been shared by the black man From the day
creation dawned? Why talk of the white man's
burden, Why boast of the white man's power When
the black man's load is heavier, And increasing
every hour? Why taunt us with our weakness, Why
boast of your brutal strength Know ye not that
the children of meekness Shall inherit the earth
-- at length? "Take up the white man's burden!"
What burdens doth he bear, That have not been
borne with courage By brave men everywhere? Then
why the white man's burden?What more doth he
bear than we -- The victims of his power and
greed From the great lakes to the sea?
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Alfred Beit
(1853-1906)
A British South African
gold and diamond magnate and supporter of British
imperialism in Southern Africa.
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Japanese Imperialism
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Right Behind the McDonalds Family Restaurant
in Colaba, Bombay.
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"Who controls the food 
supply controls the people who controls the energ
y can control whole continents
who controls money can control the world." -
Henry Kissinger,
former U.S. Secretary of State
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