What are the similarities & differences between colonialism andimperialism?

Key terms: 

                 Colonialism- the establishment of settler communities in areas ruled by various powers

                 Imperialism- a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or 

                                    military force

Basically, imperialism is ruling foreign countries the same way as ruling over the home country.

In turn, colonialism is having governing influence over a dependent group of people, who answer to the overhead power.

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Videos: John Green Imperialism

Works Cited:

Smith, Bonnie G., Marc van de Vieroop, Richard van Glahn, and Kris Lane.

      Crossroads and Cultures: A History of the World's Peoples. United Sates of America: Bedford/  
      St. Martin's, 2012. Online.