Colonialism, Facilitation, Verses Imperialism, Impacts And Influences

Question 1

Define colonialism

Answer 1

1. The conquest and settlement of a weak or backward country for the purpose of settlement by a stronger or more advanced alien nation
2. The policy by which the ‘mother country’ or the colonial power birds her colonies to herself by political ties with the primary object of promoting their own economic advantages

Question 2

How does colonialism lead to exploitation?

Answer 2

Creates a power dynamic where the colonizer holds all the power and the colonized are reduced to objects of exploitation

Question 3

What are extractive institutions?

Answer 3

Economical and political arrangements that concentrate power and resources in the hands of a small elite or ruling class, often at the expense of the broader population

Question 4

Why were extractive institutions maintained?

Answer 4

To extract resources from non- European populations of the colonies

Question 5

Differentiate between colonialism and imperialism

Answer 5

Colonialism is the physical act of setting up colonies or territories in another country
Imperialism is country policy to take over lands using diplomacy or force

Question 6

What are the impacts of colonialism?

Answer 6

1. Racism, 2. Social class structure 3. Maintained dependent agrarian societies 4. Technological deprivation 5. Trade exclusivism 6. primary producers 7. absence of FP relations of colonies with each others.

Question 7

What are the influences of colonialism?

Answer 7

1. Language: official language of the colony is that of the motherland
2. Systems of government: models/systems follow that of the motherland