Empires

I. Land-based, settlement oriented Empires

II. Sea-based, trade oriented “Modern Empires”

A. “Swing to the East”

What is Imperialism?

I. Informal vs. formal empire

Why Empire?

I. Gold, G-d, Glory

A. Marxist-Leninist Theories

How Empire?

I. European technological superiority

II. Methods of control