Write a short note on 'Imperialism' Or What do you know about imperialism Imperialism is when a powerful country controls weaker countries or regions to expand its influence and power This control is often political economic and cultural The stronger country is called the colonizer They use the resources and people of the weaker country for their own benefit This system causes harm to the weaker nations and snatches away their freedom For example during British imperialism countries like India and Burma were ruled by Britain The British took natural resources imposed their laws and tried to spread their culture and language This created inequality and exploitation in these colonized nations Imperialism also affects the colonizers It forces them to maintain control over others often leading to violence and moral conflicts George Orwell s - Shooting an Elephant shows this when the narrator a British officer in Burma kills an