Imperialism - Colonialism. The difference [I Love History]
This is a source of irritation to me when i hear people using the wrong term to describe what happens in the last century or centuries to a particular territory or area of the world..
Imperialism and Colonialism are two Different things..
Colonialism:: You need one group of people to establish a colony in the lands of another group of people for it to be termed colonialism.. The objective of a Colony is to transfer your people to establish a settlement for Permanent residence of your people in the other land.. The people who are sent to a colony are Not supposed to return but to become permanent residents of that land.. Now sometimes in history both Colonialism and Imperialism where both in operation.. An example of this would be the USA while it was under the control of the British Empire.. Now most colonies end up rebelling against their imperialist founders and the USA and many other countries in the world had revolutions where the descendants of the colonists rebelled against the Imperial power to obtain independence..
Imperialism:: Imperialism on the other hand does not have the objective of colonizing the subjugated territory.. The objective in History was mostly to obtain exclusive trading rights over that territory.. An imperial power would take control of a territory to keep other imperial powers for getting it first.. Yes the imperial power would send their people to that territory but they where usually occupying military forces and bureaucratic officials to impose the will of the imperial power on that territory.. These people where not expected to remain in that territory indefinitely.. Solders would do a term of service and return back to their home country upon completion of their term of service.. Likewise with the bureaucrats and the Governor.. An example of Imperialism would be Egypt in the last century under the imperial control of the UK.. The UK wanted strategic control of the Suez canal to ensure it's ships quick passage to India and the rest of it's empire in Asia.. Most nations in the middle east and Asia experienced Imperialism but did not experience Colonialism.. The objective of the UK was not to set up a city of English people in Egypt or India or China.. But to control ports and thus have exclusive trading rights..
So when i read someone saying that middle eastern countries where subjected to colonialism i whine with irritation. Nope they never experienced colonialism.. They did however experience Imperialism..
Imperialism and Colonialism are two Different things..
Colonialism:: You need one group of people to establish a colony in the lands of another group of people for it to be termed colonialism.. The objective of a Colony is to transfer your people to establish a settlement for Permanent residence of your people in the other land.. The people who are sent to a colony are Not supposed to return but to become permanent residents of that land.. Now sometimes in history both Colonialism and Imperialism where both in operation.. An example of this would be the USA while it was under the control of the British Empire.. Now most colonies end up rebelling against their imperialist founders and the USA and many other countries in the world had revolutions where the descendants of the colonists rebelled against the Imperial power to obtain independence..
Imperialism:: Imperialism on the other hand does not have the objective of colonizing the subjugated territory.. The objective in History was mostly to obtain exclusive trading rights over that territory.. An imperial power would take control of a territory to keep other imperial powers for getting it first.. Yes the imperial power would send their people to that territory but they where usually occupying military forces and bureaucratic officials to impose the will of the imperial power on that territory.. These people where not expected to remain in that territory indefinitely.. Solders would do a term of service and return back to their home country upon completion of their term of service.. Likewise with the bureaucrats and the Governor.. An example of Imperialism would be Egypt in the last century under the imperial control of the UK.. The UK wanted strategic control of the Suez canal to ensure it's ships quick passage to India and the rest of it's empire in Asia.. Most nations in the middle east and Asia experienced Imperialism but did not experience Colonialism.. The objective of the UK was not to set up a city of English people in Egypt or India or China.. But to control ports and thus have exclusive trading rights..
So when i read someone saying that middle eastern countries where subjected to colonialism i whine with irritation. Nope they never experienced colonialism.. They did however experience Imperialism..
