a: the political, social, economic, and cultural domination of a territory and its people by a foreign power for an extended period of time
b: imperial influence that disappears once formal independence is granted to former colonies
c: the political, social, economic, and cultural domination of a territory and its people by Europe
d: the informal and often benevolent approach to enlightening the non-Western world with Western values
e: the same as imperialism, but the modern form of imperialism that was created with the rise of the Industrial Revolution