policies can be controversial. This is because some policies do not favor every side of the situation. An example of a foreign policy that is extremely controversial is the act of imperialism. Imperialism is a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. Imperialism is a strategy that has been used throughout many years of time to help a country by allowing them to use the natural resources and the people of another country. Imperialism is controversial because
In the late 19th century, attempts to settle in Western United States created violence between the First Nations and settlers. The Canadian Government also wanted to entice settlers to Western Canada, but wanted to avoid the result the USA faced. The government encouraged the First Nations people to sign treaties that offered benefits, such as health-care and education, in return for most of their land (they would be given Reserves). In 1876, Parliament passed the Indian Act, this gave the government
nineteenth century have found it difficult to define exactly what a “Chinese” person was.” (Restless Empire, page 29). The government was accepting of all people as long as they kept their beliefs and ethnicity to themselves. The empire tried to pretend to be the key to all meaningful
Neo-liberalism is not really new at all. It is premised on the nineteenth-century liberal belief that unregulated markets, rather than the state or public institutions, will produce all of the social or public goods we need. This Neo-liberal ideology was grounded in the 'classical liberal tradition', which was primarily hailed