Sentence examples for imperialism from inspiring English sources

The word "imperialism" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it as a noun to refer to a policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means. For example, "Many countries were impacted by the effects of European imperialism during the 19th century."

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imperialism

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The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations.

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Gatiss recognises that Wells was writing an allegory of imperialism: Bedford seeks to colonise the moon and plunder it for its vast deposits of gold, while Cavor, a naive man of science, seeks only knowledge.

"With vision comes hubris," says Reynolds of a man who, to promote his vision of a new world order based around the United Nations and to counter what he saw as the European vice of imperialism, stood for a fourth term even as his health failed.

Demands for an end to whaling are sometimes painted as cultural imperialism in Japan.

Critics in the west have denounced the election but now face a dilemma over how to respond, since any criticism can play into the narrative of white imperialism.

Zanu-PF still paints it as a puppet of western imperialism, although the crowd at last Monday's rally was 99.9% black.

When a market is saturated, as England's is, you invade everyone else's, in the style of 19th-century imperialism, only this time with replica shirts and duvet covers.

We have fought colonialism and defeated it and we still fight imperialism and we will fight it whenever it manifests itself".

Schreiner was at first taken with Rhodes, but later wrote a novella critiquing his racism and imperialism.

Many museums outside Africa, especially those with small collections, argue that their Benin bronzes help make their visitors aware of this African kingdom, as well as of British imperialism, and that the return of the objects would add little of value to the collections already in Nigeria.Nonetheless, the importance of Benin art to Benin and Nigeria is undeniable.

The American attempt to free us from the yoke of British imperialism failed.

They recently forced Damascus's first KFC outlet, which boasted of its chicken from Kentucky, to change to something that smacked less of cultural imperialism.

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