What is the connection of colonialism to imperialism?
Imperialism is considered the control by one state of other countries or territories. The more powerful state takes over the government of another country through economic, political and trade relations. Examples are the Russian Empire, the British Empire, etc. Colonialism is the building and maintaining of colonies iin other lands, which was common during the 16th-20thcentury, where most colonies were maintained by European countries. This is done to increase trade, convert other people to the Imperialist’s religion (e.g. Spanish Empire), and the general and common expansion of prestige and power. Imperialism and colonialism are intertwined together by monopolistic trade which were firmly tied up with the mother country and its conquered territories. They are connected thru the process of settling people of the powerful country to the conquered terrtories (e.g. British Empire settling Australia). Imperialism and colonialism both exploit the conquered territories thru extraction of min