What is Imperialism?

Imperialism is the political doctrine that justifies the domination of a people or state over another, usually through different types of colonization (of settlement, economic exploitation, strategic military presence) or cultural subordination (acculturation).

Empires have existed throughout history, from the very beginning in ancient times, but the use of the term "imperialism" is usually limited to the rating of the European expansion that began with the Age of Discovery (fifteenth century ) and continues throughout the Early Modern and Contemporary Age to the process of decolonization after the Second World War ..