Imperialization
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- "What good is all your uncle's work if it's taken over by the Empire?...You know they're starting to nationalize commerce in the central systems...it won't be long before your uncle is merely a tenant, slaving for the greater glory of the Empire."
- ―Biggs Darklighter[src]
Imperialization is a term for the process by which the Galactic Empire established a system of control over the individual, instructions, commercial enterprise, or planets, and tight coordination over all aspects of society and commerce.
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[edit] Overview
Palpatine's desire for control required the elimination of all other forms of influence, especially Old Republic. The period following the Declaration of a New Order was characterized by the systematic elimination of Galactic Republic organizations that could potentially influence people. All the institutions of the old Republic found themselves either dismantled or changed beyond recognition.
The Imperialization also included the formation of various organizations with membership for segments of the population, in particular the youth. The Commission for the Preservation of the New Order (COMPNOR) was created as an umbrella organization for this organizations that were designed to maintain support for Emperor Palpatine's New Order.
[edit] Specific measures
In a more specific sense, Imperialization refers to the measures taken by the Empire to strengthen its control over the galaxy.
Examples include:
- The Coruscant Sector was renamed the Imperial Sector, Coruscant itself was renamed Imperial Center, and Galactic City was renamed Imperial City.
- The Galactic Senate was reorganized into Imperial Senate.
- The Grand Army of the Republic became the Imperial Army, and the Republic Navy became the Imperial Navy. Special Operations Brigade was terminated and it's elite clone commandos and ARC troopers reorganized into the Imperial Commando Special Unit, itself part of Lord Vader's 501st Legion. The four decrepit intelligence agencies of the Republic were merged into Imperial Intelligence.
- The Grand Army mainframe and Republic networks at large were overhauled, and everything from data flow to communications were given entirely new interfaces with new coding and new passwords.[1]
- The Palace of the Republic was rebuilt and expanded, becoming the Imperial Palace, eclipsing all other buildings on Imperial Center.
- Palpatine deployed one Moff in each sector. These officers were supposed to efficiently govern individual sectors and regions of the Empire.
- There were dramatic increases in state control and centralization of economic procedures by nationalization of commercial enterprise (like many Separatist organizations including: the Trade Federation, the Techno Union, the Commerce Guild, the InterGalactic Banking Clan, the Corporate Alliance and the Hyper-Communications Cartel) and commerce in some regions of the Empire
- The Empire nationalized the Fondor Shipyards around the time of the Battle of Yavin.[2]
[edit] Behind the scenes
Sometimes the term Nationalization is used in place of Imperialization.
The Imperialization is also similar to the Nazi concept of Gleichschaltung, which was used by Adolf Hitler to strengthen his hold on Germany.
[edit] Appearances
- Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel
- Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope novelization (First appearance)
