Economic Imperialism
Each nation had their own was of controling a colony. There was just a colony, a protectorate, sphere of influence, of economic imperialism. In economic imperialism independent but less developed nations were controlled by private business intrests rather than governments. The governmet was not involved at all unless they felt the need to get involved in a matter, like what happened in India when the Sepoy Rebellion broke out. An example of economic imperialism is when the Dole Fruit Company controlled the pinapple trade in Hawaii. The people of Hawii were not allowed to trade with anyone other than the Dole Fruit Company, even if the other place gave them a better offer they couldn't take it.
