ImperialismImperialism is the policy or practice of a country extending its control over the land, economic life, or political system of a foreign country. The country in power usually does so through conquest, and the natives of the conquered nation are often repressed. If a nation takes over the government of another territory by military or political means, this is called direct imperialism. Indirect imperialism is when a region is autonomous but another country takes over through economic processes. ColonialismColonialism is when a nation extends its authority over another territory by establishing colonies in which the natives are either expelled or governed. Some people believe that colonialism is a good thing because it benefits the colonized nation by developing the infrastructure necessary for modernization. Others, however, argue that colonialism is a negative thing because the wealth of the colonized is transferred to the colonizer, and colonialism usually ends up harming the colonized region politically and politically.. ...