Write 1 page essay on the topic Do you agree with Michael Parenti when he says, Imperialism has been the most powerful force in world history over the last four or five centuries, carving up whole con

Write 1 page essay on the topic Do you agree with Michael Parenti when he says, Imperialism has been the most powerful force in world history over the last four or five centuries, carving up whole continents while oppressing indigenous peoples and obliterating entire civilizations.

For instance, if one looks at the modern day chaos that exists in so many parts of Africa, it is clear and apparent that many of these nations are still struggling with the destruction in culture, resources, and hardships that imperialism had left them with. By much the same token, part of the explanation for the ongoing tension between East and West, exhibited in part by the scourge of Islamic terrorism, is due to the colonization experience that many parts of the Middle East had and the liberties that were taken by Western colonizers during the decades, and centuries, that they controlled these parts of the world. Essentially, there does not exist a single instance of an instance of imperialism and colonization that allowed for the improvement and developmental growth of the region or nation/peoples colonized. Because of this negative reality, the parts of the world that were impacted by colonization and empire building continue to suffer the sociological and economic hardships that this experience placed upon