imperialism
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Britannica Dictionary definition of IMPERIALISM
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a policy or practice by which a country increases its power by gaining control over other areas of the world
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British imperialism created the enormous British Empire.
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the effect that a powerful country or group of countries has in changing or influencing the way people live in other, poorer countries
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Western imperialism
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economic/cultural imperialism
