Fascism Imperialism

Louis Althusser quoted, “Ideology is indispensable in any society if men are to be formed, transformed and equipped to respond to the demands of their conditions and existence.” Ideology is a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy. There have been several ideologies that have changed they way the world has been set up but the three that have had the most impact are Fascism, Imperialism, and Nationalism. Fascism came in the 20th century in Germany because of Adolf Hitler. Imperialism came from the European countries during the age of exploration. Nationalism is within every country, nationalism occurs when they take pride in their countries. One ideology that made a huge impact

Fascism is extreme nationalism focused mainly on military power to control people. Fascism got its start with Benito Mussolini when he became the dictator of Italy. Adolf Hitler had adopted the way of fascism and applied it to his country of Germany when he had rose to power. Adolf Hitler was a great and motivational speaker that could change the mindset of even the laziest person. When he rose to power he started to speak to his fellow country people because he was tired of seeing his people struggle for food, lack of confidence with the government, and he was tired of his country being in a state of depression. He was telling his people that Germany will rise back to the power they once were before WWI. He promised them a new and improved Germany and he promised to end the treaty that ended WWI, and put the blame of the war on the German people. Hitler’s fascist ways led to him telling his people that the German race is the superior race and no other is superior. He started to tell his people that the Jewish race was holding them back from attaining that

Imperialism is a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy and military force. Imperialism started when the European countries started to set out and explore the world and came across natives and their natural resources. Some of the countries that were being imperialized were China, Japan, and Africa. Japan imperialized themselves because of the fear of being seized by the european travelers. China was imperialized by the use of the narcotic opium. Africa was imperialized by more than one European country. Africa was “carved up”, this was called the Scramble for Africa. The imperialistic ways of the european countries have had great effects on the modern world today. A way imperialism has had an effect is that modern technology and education were introduced. Another positive effect that imperialism has had is roads, canals, and railways. There were also ways that imperialism has affected the world in some negative ways as well. Africa today is on of the poorest continents there is. When the European countries were exploring and exploiting the continent for their natural resources Africa was getting great attention, becoming more and more industrialized, and more trades were coming. Imperialism also help lead to slavery in America because of the demand of workers from the European travelers. Also it made an impact on it as well because America had grown to be the