ImperialismImperialism is the policy or practice of a country extending its control over the territory, economic life, or political system of a foreign country. The ruling country usually does so through conquest, and the natives of the nation being conquered are often suppressed. If a nation takes over the governance of another territory militarily or through political means, then this is called direct imperialism. Indirect imperialism occurs when a region governs itself but another country takes control of it through economic processes. ColonialismColonialism is when a nation extends its authority over another territory by establishing colonies where natives are displaced or ruled. Some people believe that colonialism is a good thing because they say it benefits the nation that was colonized by developing the infrastructure needed for modernization. Others, however, argue that colonialism is a bad thing because the wealth of the colonized is transferred to the colonizer, and colonialism usually ends up politically and indirectly harming the colonized region. ...