Ideology Of Imperialism

During the time periods of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, much of European history revolved around the conquest of foreign lands. This conquest was performed by the racially motivated, whether good or bad, European men of these decades. These men were looking to expand their empire, clustering around a belief in the idea of imperialism. Examples of nations that took part in the ideology of imperialism and foreign colonization abound. Out of these examples, two major nations were the British and the Belgian nations, and two major continents involved in colonization were that of Africa and Asia.
King Leopold II was a man of ambition, power, and a product of imperialism. He believed that Belgium should expand under his power, because he

To do this, "[h]e began planning a step to establish his image as a philanthropist and advance his African ambitions: he would host a conference of explorers and geographers" (King Leopold’s Ghost). He avoided the mention of any profit, and focused on scientific advances through the use of the Congo and emphasised the idea of ending slave trade. Not only did he paint a gorgeous picture in the minds of the unknowing explorers and geographers, but he also housed them in fancy rooms, served them meals meant for kings, and used words of persuasion in a speech given at the opening of the conference (King Leopold’s

A majority of the Indian people believed that the education system was in good standing and that it didn’t need the ideology of the western world. However, even after the resistant to reform by the native people, the education system was ultimately put under British rule and the foreign conquerors began to revise the way in which the Indians were taught, and what they were taught about. Also, the British government allocated funding for schools in India. In this aspect, the British forced school reforms on the native people while the Belgians forced native people to work for