Imperialism follows a trend of fighting for power that can be seen throughout history, though some of of the specifics are different. All throughout history are examples of countries attempting to gain ultimate power. Napoleon, Hitler, Alexander the Great and many others. In the Ottoman Empire, Suleyman tried to conquer all of Europe for power. During imperialism, the British Empire attempted a similar thing, controlling strategic outposts all over the world not only for cultural influence, but also in order to fully manipulate trade, much like the Ottomans did within their own Empire. All these examples focus on control. A controversial idea is revolutions. Revolutions focus on overthrowing superiors and taking back control, and going forth with ideas they believe is right.
While the general idea was the same in previous years and during imperialism, there were some key specific differences. For example treatment of native people in conquered lands was different because in previous history, like during the Ottoman Empire, treatment of native people was a lot better than it was when the British went and conquered places like South Africa. The British treated these native people terribly, and did not allow them to have any power whatsoever in their own land.
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