Imperialism

Imperialism
1. The word itself came from the Latin verb imperare (to command)
2. Imperialism has been found in the histories of Japan, the Assyrian Empire, the Chinese Empire, the Roman Empire, Greece, the Persian Empire, and the Ottoman Empire, ancient Egypt, and India
3. Imperialism is a kind of rule over a distant territory from a dominating center.
4. The Age of Imperialism was a time period beginning around 1870 when modern, relatively developed nations were taking over less developed areas, colonizing them, or influencing them in order to expand their own power.
5. The biggest overseas empire was United Kingdom.