What term describes a person who wants to control the governments and resources of other nations, conquering and making them into colonies?

• A. Nationalist
• B. Imperialist
• C. Isolationist
• D. Globalist

Answer: (B)

Imperialism is the policy of extending a nation’s power and influence by acquiring colonies or gaining control over other governments and their resources. Someone who wants to dominate other lands through conquest and turn them into colonies fits this description precisely. In U.S. history, this idea showed up as the desire to expand overseas for markets, raw materials, and strategic bases during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The other terms don’t capture that specific drive to control foreign governments and economies: nationalism centers on pride and loyalty to one’s own country, not necessarily conquest; isolationism favors staying out of foreign entanglements; and globalist emphasizes broad international cooperation rather than direct colonial domination.