Imperialism inotsigira chii? Tichifunga nezvemubvunzo wapfuura, nyora mashoko akapoteredza mhinduro yacho. Inogona kuva mitsara 1 - 20. Mashoko akapoteredza:
Uchangamire rudzi rwokutsigira umambo. Zita raro rakabva mushoko rechiLatin rokuti "imperium", rinoreva kutonga ndima huru. Uchangamire "mutemo wokuwedzera simba renyika nepesvedzero kupfurikidza nokurwisa nyika, kushandiswa kwesimba rehondo, kana kuti dzimwe nzira". Uchangamire hwakaumba zvikuru nyika yazvino uno. Kwakagonesawo kupararira nokukurumidza kwemichina nepfungwa. Izwi rokuti imperialism rave richishandiswa pakutonga kwezvematongerwe enyika uye kwoupfumi kweWestern (neJapan) zvikurukuru muAsia neAfrica muzana remakore rechi19 nerechi20. Zvinorehwa naro chaizvo zvinoramba zvichikurukurwa nenyanzvi. Vamwe vanyori, vakadai saEdward Said, vanoshandisa shoko racho nenzira yakafara zvikuru kurondedzera gadziriro ipi neipi yokutonga nokuzviisa pasi yakarongwa nechepakati choumambo nenharaunda.