Often, when you think of IMPERIALISM, images of Viceroys and Colonization come to mind. BUT, it’s not always that way. Sometimes, one country can rule over another without having to invade and sign treaties with existing rulers. This is the newest field of Imperialism studies in Social Sciences. The best way to think of Economic Imperialism is that the country doing the Imperializing (Mother Country) does not take over the government or try to rule them. Instead, they try to dominate their economies by exploiting them via their government or companies to get the cash crops, minerals, or whatever they want from their economic colony. Sometimes this is done almost entirely by businesses. The best example of this are the BANANA REPUBLICS of Central America.

CLIP #1: HEIMLER HANDLES ECONOMIC IMPERIALISM

CLIP #2: OPIUM WAR (There are a ton of Opium War videos but they are all blocked on my network because Opium. So… This one works :)

1. OPEN LETTER TO QUEEN VICTORIA (1839), Lin Zexu

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1. Construction of the Port of Buenos Aires, 1891

2. Port of Buenos Aires (Madero) Today

3. NEMESIS DESTROYS CHINESE JUNKS, 1843, Edward Duncan

1. Not all Imperialism is about some colonizer showing up with a machine gun.
2. Sometimes, it’s more about using a larger economy to dominate a smaller one.
3. The motives are the same as before: Raw Materials & Markets.
4. BUT… This way drops the racial superiority bit and focuses more on economics & profits.
5. So, they aren’t here to take over your land… just your economy.