Imperialism
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- ANNEXATION
- COLONY
- CONQUEST
- EMPIRE
- EXPANSION
- EXPLOITATION
- PROTECTORATE
- RESOURCES
- SOVEREIGNTY
- TERRITORY
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In the late 1800s, powerful nations raced to claim colonies across Africa and Asia, chasing territory, raw resources, and strategic ports. Imperial governments defended the conquest as progress while extracting wealth and labor from the people already living there. The scramble for empire redrew borders that still show up on a map today.
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