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}}Imperialism is an ideology (although it can be argued that it is more of a practice or policy than an actual ideology) that has traditionally believed a country should expand their power or influence through military action. Imperialism was once very popular and controlled the Overton Window, but has decreased in popularity over the years. Imperialism is noted for his war advocacy and belief that the powerful nations should rule over the weaker ones. Imperialism differs from Nationalism in that he doesn't necessarily believe its nation is the best - though this is common - but rather believes that the big nations in general should rule over the small ones. He is generally seen as being in the authoritarian right area of the compass, but can potentially exist in the others. He defends himself against accusations of oppression by insisting that colonized people benefit because the richer nation helps them and gives them things they couldn't get normally, and they'll eventually get used to being part of a larger empire.
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History
He is one of the oldest ideologies, killed and reborn several times in several places:


 * 1) 509 BCE to 476 in Rome
 * 2) 284 to 1923 in Constantinople
 * 3) 312 within Christianity
 * 4) 1016 to 1035, 1219 to 1346 and 1397 to 1953 in Denmark
 * 5) 1270 to 1974 in Ethiopia
 * 6) 1492 to 1976 in Spain
 * 7) * 1602 to 1962 in the Netherlands
 * 8) 1492 to 1974 in Portugal
 * 9) * 1822 to 1889 in Brazil
 * 10) 1534 to 1980 in France
 * 11) 1583 to 1997 in Britain
 * 12) 1611 to 1721 in Sweden
 * 13) 1721 to 1917, 1991 to present in Russia
 * 14) 1803 in the US
 * 15) 1804 to 1867/1918 in Austria and Hungary
 * 16) 1821 to 1823 and 1863/4 to 1867 in Mexico
 * 17) 1871 to 1918 and 1933 to 1945 in Germany
 * 18) 1882 to 1947 in Italy
 * 19) 221 BCE to 1279, 1368 to 1912 in China
 * 20) 622 to 1923 within Islam
 * 21) 1206 to 1294 in Mongolia
 * 22) 1271 to 1368 as the Yuan Dynasty in China
 * 23) 1868 to 1945 in Japan
 * 24) 1894/7 to 1910 in Korea
 * 25) 1922 to 1991 in the Soviet Union (W.I.P)

[[File:Colonial.png]] Colonialism
Colonialism is the policy of a country or group of countries aimed at subjugating another state, territory or people through military, political or economic coercion. The political basis of colonialism was the forcible deprivation of the population of the colonies of the opportunity to exercise their sovereign rights usurped by the metropolises. Colonialism means the fundamental inequality of relations between the metropolis and the colony (province).

Colonialism is accompanied by economic exploitation, the destruction of native culture, ethnocultural and religious characteristics, the imposition of official metropolitan culture, the formation of an ideology that justifies domination (racism, messianism, etc.), spreading imperial myths and stereotypes.

[[File:Cultmp.png]] Cultural Imperialism
Cultural imperialism is the practice of promoting, isolating and artificially bringing the culture of one society into another. Usually a large, economically or militarily powerful nation brings and promotes its culture. Cultural imperialism can be both an active, formal policy and as general attitude. Theorists of postcolonialism study cultural imperialism as a form of non-military hegemony.

As an example, western countries produce the majority of media, such as films, music and comics. They have the money to produce them, while Third World countries buy these products because they are cheaper than producing them themselves. Therefore, Third World countries watch and consume media containing Western ways of life, beliefs and thoughts, becoming assimilated and thus erasing their own culture, whether voluntary or not.

[[File:Neoimp.png]] Neo-Imperialism
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Suzerainty
Suzerainty is a relationship in which one state or other polity controls the foreign policy and relations of a tributary state, while allowing the tributary state to have internal autonomy. The dominant state is called the "suzerain". Suzerainty differs from sovereignty in that the tributary state is technically independent, but enjoys only limited self-rule. Although the situation has existed in a number of historical empires, it is considered difficult to reconcile with 20th- or 21st-century concepts of international law, in which sovereignty is a binary concept, which either exists or does not. While a sovereign state can agree by treaty to become a protectorate of a stronger power, modern international law does not recognise any way of making this relationship compulsory on the weaker power. Suzerainty is a practical, de facto situation, rather than a legal, de jure one.

Beliefs
He believes that subjugation of other weaker nations by stronger ones is necessary for survival whether pacifist or militarist (preferably the latter).

How to Draw
Imp_flag.svg Drawing Imperialism takes quite a few steps:


 * 1) Draw a ball
 * 2) Fill it with dark blue
 * 3) Draw a white circle in the middle and fill it
 * 4) Draw 4 white triangles in each of the cardinal directions
 * 5) Draw 4 thinner triangles in the intercardinal directions
 * 6) Draw a blue circle in the middle of the white circle
 * 7) Draw blue spokes going from the blue circle to each of the triangles
 * 8) Draw the eyes and you're done!

Personality

 * He likes old fashioned things over modern things. When he talks he may have an elegant British accent. He loves afternoon tea and likes the policy of old Great Britain and may want to replicate it for his own empire.
 * He is a prominent anti-pacifist. And wants to go to war with any nation that is not his to spread influence.
 * Does not like people portraying empires in a negative light.
 * Loves taking over smaller-states and micronations.
 * Very chauvinist and often racist, possibly even genocidal, especially to nations/peoples he doesn't like.

Friends

 * [[File:Krater.png]] Kraterocracy - They deserved being conquered because they were weak.
 * [[File:Res Publica.png]] Roman Republicanism - He inspired me to expand my borders.
 * [[File:Bonaparte.png]] Bonapartism - The Napoleonic wars weren't only about imperialism, but the French clay hasn't been so large since and it was glorious.
 * [[File:Fash.png]] Fascism - Yes, trying to revive the former Roman Empire was a great idea. Your actions in Libya and Ethiopia were based AF. Too bad your expansionist plans weren't as successful or went as far as your German and Japanese counterparts.
 * [[File: Nazi.png]] National Socialism - The Third Reich was me in my most extreme form.
 * [[File:Showa-kanmuri.png]] Showaism - My comparative counterpart from the East. Counter European colonialism with your own form of imperialism was very based, indeed.
 * [[File:Neoliberal-icon.png]] Neoliberalism & [[File: Necon.png]] Neoconservatism - My contemporary successors that reside in Western nations and America.
 * [[File:Monarch.png]] Monarchism - Most of the empires in history were monarchies.
 * [[File:Unimon.png]] Universal Monarchism - My empire will conquer the world!
 * [[File:Irridentism.png]] Irredentism - I like where this is going...
 * [[File:Authcap.png]] Authoritarian Capitalism - Good friend of mine. Helps me maitain control over my former colonies after ”de-colonization” while giving his people an illusion of independence.
 * [[File:Strato.png]] Stratocracy - Crushing dissents against the empire is gigabased.
 * [[File:Pan-Nationalism.png]] Pan-Nationalism - MUST MAKE COUNTRY BIGGER! You're standing in the way of making my country bigger.
 * [[File:RelNat.png]] Religious Nationalism - Infidels with their disgusting beliefs! They must be converted or killed!
 * [[File:NatProg-0.png]] Bull Moose Progressivism - Progressive imperialism sounds awesome! Teddy's actions in the Philippines, Cuba, and Panama, among others, and Woodrow's interventions in WWI and the Russian Civil War were based AF!
 * [[File:Thalassocracy.png]] Thalassocracy - A strong navy is important for conquering more clay. Very based.
 * [[File:Tellur.png]] Tellurocracy - It's time to grab some of that precious foreign clay for myself!
 * [[File:Ottoman.png]] Neo-Ottomanism - My son who resides in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. He has the same ideas as me.
 * [[File:EndecjaPix.png]] National Democracy - Polska od morza do morza!
 * [[File:Thaifash.png]] Thai Fascism - Was a useful tool for Japan during WWII and shifted allegiance to the US during the Cold War to fight communism.
 * [[File:NeoComBall.png]] Brezhnevism - A very based commie that I like. I love your doctrine of a tight grip on the colonized Eastern Europe and how you invaded Czechoslovakia and Afghanistan.
 * [[File:Putin.png]] Putinism - My Russian variant. Your actions in Chechnya, Georgia, Syria, and now Ukraine are awesome and mega based.
 * [[File:Whitesup.png]] White Nationalism - Sometimes he supports me for some reason, probably because I subjugate people he considers "racially inferior"... To be honest, I can agree the white men were only things giving the Blacks prosperity and security

Frenemies

 * [[File: Nation.png]] Nationalism - Depends if I conquer for him, or if I conquer him.
 * [[File:React.png]] Reactionarism - One can clearly see that Africa, India, and East Asia were better of under European/Japanese imperial rule, respectively, and that granting these places has only made them worse in the long run. However, I like to call anyone who dares to resist my expansionist influence a reactionary who in vain attempts to stop the natural progression of history.
 * [[File:Sep.png]] Separatism - Hmmm... If we're talking about my clay, then these parasites should be crushed! But when it comes to my rivals, then I can use those revolts to destabilize them. As long as Separatiststan supports me, that is.
 * [[File: Darwinist.png]] Social Darwinism - Woah, calm down dude. Imperialism applies to people outside the nation.
 * [[File:Avar.png]] Avaritionism - Aren't you just [[File:Darwinist.png]] him again, but more anarkiddy?
 * [[File: World.png]] Globalism - The new kid who wants to take my place... You reduce the sovereignty of some countries? Based, but stay out of my way!
 * [[File:World Federalism2.png]] World Federalism - Same as above but in overt denial about it! Which I actually think he is trying to do for optics.
 * [[File: Authoritarian Conservatism.png]] Authoritarian Conservatism - Not as based as Authcap as most of your followers such as Chiang Kai-shek were extremely anti-globalist and opposed my expansionist influence.
 * [[File:ML.png]] Marxism–Leninism - You were always yapping about how I'm the bad guy, but at the same time you enforced your views on non-Russian people who lived in your country and funded left-wing armed militias in various countries across the world in order for them to be your allies in case they succeed!.. I'm actually quite impressed.
 * [[File:Trot.png]] Trotskyism - "Permanent revolution", you say? Depends what you mean, if it is by invading other countries then maybe it might be good...
 * [[File:Dengf.png]] Dengism - People like to say you’re me but you only have some petty border disputes with India and in the South China Sea to claim that we are the same. Sure the BRI is a cool idea but it is too disorganized and why do you write off the debts of developing nations? Some say you end up making developing nations stronger. Also, thanks for financing anti-communist groups in Chile, Nepal, and the Philippines to help me take over. But most of you kinda hate me anyways nowadays under Xi. But I love what you did with Vietnam in the Sino-Vietnamese War.
 * [[File: Stalin.png]] Stalinism - I initially didn’t like you for "Socialism In One Country". However, you later became overall very based on annexing, invading, and occupying countless countries and backing pro-Soviet dictators like Mao to serve the interest of Tbilsi Moscow. I also love what you did to the Ukrainians and the Kazakhs. You are basically me but painted in red. Stop denying it.
 * [[File:Tribal.png]] Tribalism - This is where we all would be if it wasn’t for wars and conquest. But Genghis Khan and other tribal Empires are based.

Enemies

 * [[File:Neighborstan.png]] Neighborstan - PREPARE TO BE CONQUERED, SCUM!!!
 * [[File: AnInde.png]] Independence Anarchism - You are of my clay, stop complaining!
 * [[File:Soc.png]] Socialists [[File: Ormarxf.png]] - My worst enemies. They are always about in "Anti-Imperialism", which is one of the most disgusting abominations to exist. One day, I will unleash my true power for a revenge against you!! At least some of your children [[File:NeoComBall.png]] [[File: Stalin.png]] [[File:Trot.png]] are based
 * [[File:Mao.png]] Maoism - You hate me a lot and says the third-world needs to be free from imperialism. What you did in Tibet was semi-based but even then Tibet was kinda part of China before you anyways.
 * [[File:globnat.png]] Alter-Globalization - Evil ball that wants to make the entire planet one anti-empire.
 * [[File:Feud.png]] Feudalism - Okay, seriously? I despise the idea of lots of tiny states to easily conquer. That is the literal opposite of an empire.
 * [[File:Native.png]] Indigenism - They're Savages! Savages! barely even human, Savages! Savages! Drive them from our shore, They're not like you and me, Which means they must be evil, We must sound the drums of war!
 * [[File:Pan-Africanism.png]] Pan-Africanism & [[File:Blacknat.png]] Black Nationalism - What annoying yappers! Always complains that I'm the evil slayer of civilization, but the movement they govern countries themslves everything goes to shit. Living proof decolonization is always bad.
 * [[File:Prog.png]] Progressivism - Why do you hate me? I’m a progressive too. I bring progress to smaller and uncivilized societies and help them modernize. Sure some innocent blood may be spilled at first but that is worth it in the long run. Anyone who resist me is probably a reactionary.
 * [[File:Sankara.png]] Sankarism - Afrique Occidentale au Afrique Équatoriale ne deviendra pas indépendant! Et baise Thomas Sankara!
 * [[File:Polpot.png]] Pol Potism & [[File:Hochi.png]] Ho Chi Minh Thought - L'Indochine ne deviendra pas indépendant!! Et va te faire foutre, Khmer Rouge et Ho Chi Minh!! At least the former one likes the Khmer Empire
 * [[File:Postconan.png]] Post-Colonial Anarchism - See? These savages know nothing of true civilization, it's better they live under our empire and be assimilated anyway.
 * [[File: Kemal.png]] Kemalism - REEEEEE!!! You did not just end the my ambition to colonize Turkey by breaking it apart but also ended the Ottoman Empire!!!!! You also entered a treaty to resist my expansionist influence to invade the Balkans. I hate you!!!!!
 * [[File:3princ.png]] Tridemism - YOU ENDED THE QING, PUSHED OUT THE EMPIRE OF JAPAN OUT OF YOUR LAND AND ENDED ALL MY TREATIES TO COLONIZE CHINA!!!!!!!
 * [[File: Tito.png]] Titoism - You mother f*cker didn’t just push out me in your land but also resisted the Soviet and western takeover of your country!! You also created the Non-aligned Movement to resist my influence you piece of sh*t!!!

Literature

 * On Western Terrorism: From Hiroshima to Drone Warfare by [[File:AnSynd.png]] Noam Chomsky and Andre Bitchek
 * Power Systems: Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire by [[File:AnSynd.png]] Noam Chomsky and David Barsamian
 * Orientalism: Western Conceptions of the Orient by Edward W. Said
 * Culture and Imperalism by Edward W. Said
 * The World As It Is: Dispatches on the Myth of Human Progress by [[File:Socan2.png]] Chris Hedges
 * Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism by [[File:Orthlen.png]] Vladimir Lenin
 * [[File:Colonial.png]]Neocolonialism, the Last Stage of Imperialism by [[File:Afrsoc.png]] Kwame Nkrumah
 * Imperialism: Monster of the Twentieth Century by [[File:Ancom.png]] Kōtoku Shūsui
 * The Case for Colonialism by Bruce Gilley

Wikipedia

 * Imperialism
 * Colonialism
 * New Imperialism
 * Neocolonialism
 * Social imperialism
 * Expansionism
 * Hegemony
 * Cultural imperialism
 * Linguistic imperialism
 * Settler colonialism
 * [[File:Sep.png]] Divide and Conquer

Notable events throughtout the history of imperialism
Wars, conquests, proxy conflicts, military interventions, religious, ethnic and racial persecutions, genocides, military coups, anti-imperial uprisings, etc. All here.

Media

 * Empire Files
 * Timeline - World History Documentaries
 * MoFreedomFoundation
 * Feature History
 * NewAfrica
 * Good Bad Times
 * The Life Guide

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