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[[File:Punch Rhodes Colossus.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Cecil Rhodes]] and the [[Cape-Cairo railway]] project. Rhodes founded the [[De Beers Mining Company]], owned the [[British South Africa Company]] and had his name given to what became the state of [[Rhodesia]]. He liked to "paint the map [[British Empire|British]] red" and declared: "all of these stars ... these vast worlds that remain out of reach. If I could, I would annex other planets."<ref>[[S. Gertrude Millin]], ''Rhodes'', London: 1933, p.138.</ref>]] | [[File:Punch Rhodes Colossus.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Cecil Rhodes]] and the [[Cape-Cairo railway]] project. Rhodes founded the [[De Beers Mining Company]], owned the [[British South Africa Company]] and had his name given to what became the state of [[Rhodesia]]. He liked to "paint the map [[British Empire|British]] red" and declared: "all of these stars ... these vast worlds that remain out of reach. If I could, I would annex other planets."<ref>[[S. Gertrude Millin]], ''Rhodes'', London: 1933, p.138.</ref>]] | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
Imperialism has been found in the histories of [[Japan]], the [[Assyrian Empire]], the [[History of China|Chinese Empire]], the [[Roman Empire]], [[Ancient Greece|Greece]], the [[Byzantine Empire]], the [[Persian Empire]], the [[Ottoman Empire]], ancient [[Egypt]], and | Imperialism has been found in the histories of [[Japan]], the [[Assyrian Empire]], the [[History of China|Chinese Empire]], the [[Roman Empire]], [[Ancient Greece|Greece]], the [[Byzantine Empire]], the [[Persian Empire]], the [[Ottoman Empire]], ancient [[Egypt]], and India. Imperialism was a basic component to the conquests of [[Genghis Khan]] during the [[Mongol Empire]], and other war-lords. Historically recognized [[List of Muslim empires and dynasties|Muslim empires]] number in the dozens. Sub-Saharan Africa has also had dozens of empires that pre-date the European colonial era, for example the [[Ethiopian Empire]], [[Oyo Empire]], [[Asante Union]], [[Luba Empire]], [[Lunda Empire]] and [[Mutapa Empire]]. The Americas during the pre-Columbian era also had large empires in [[Mesoamerica]], such as the [[Aztec civilization|Aztec]] and the [[Inca civilization|Inca]]. | ||
Although normally used to imply forcible imposition of a more powerful foreign government's control on a weaker country, or over conquered territory that was previously without a unified government, "imperialism" is sometimes also used to describe loose or indirect political or economic influence or control of weak states by more powerful ones.<ref name=IESS>"Imperialism." 'International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences'', 2nd edition.</ref> If the dominant country's influence is felt in social and cultural circles, such as "foreign" music being popular with young people, it may be described as [[cultural imperialism]]. | Although normally used to imply forcible imposition of a more powerful foreign government's control on a weaker country, or over conquered territory that was previously without a unified government, "imperialism" is sometimes also used to describe loose or indirect political or economic influence or control of weak states by more powerful ones.<ref name=IESS>"Imperialism." 'International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences'', 2nd edition.</ref> If the dominant country's influence is felt in social and cultural circles, such as "foreign" music being popular with young people, it may be described as [[cultural imperialism]]. | ||