POLI 283 Lecture 5: POLI SCI 283 –Lecture 5

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 283
• Professor: Gavin Cameron

Document Summary

I(cid:373)perialis(cid:373): e(cid:454)te(cid:374)sio(cid:374) of a state(cid:859)s (cid:272)o(cid:374)trol o(cid:448)er the people a(cid:374)d territory of anther area, may include acquisition of land through force or the establishment of economic and political hegemony over other nations. Some emphasized territorial conquest, whereas others concentrated on control of trade routes. Spain and portugal established an imaginary line in 1494. Treaty of tordesillas dividing the world between spanish and. Spain granted possession of all land to the west (latin america, except brazil) this line. Portugal was granted all land to the east (africa + indian ocean) Spain had authority in the new world except brazil. Portugal gained supremacy over africa and the indian ocean. Native americans had less immunity to diseases. Foreign intervention was often welcome by the people who were dominated by their neighbor eg the aztecs. Large bureaucracy ( a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives) in the spanish territories.