What are the effects of imperialism on our world today? What are the effects of imperialism on our world today?

Africa and Latin
America are the most stark examples of colonial legacy, in my mind.  Because of the imposition
of artificial borders and an influx of weapons (accelerated by the Cold War) Africa is still a
war torn place with a lot of misery to go around.  Latin America still suffers from huge
disparities of wealth between wealthy descendants of imperial settlers and landowners and the
agricultural peasantry.  Only recently have countries from either continent been able to harness
their own resources for ther own benefit, and then only sometimes.