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View definitions for imperialism

imperialism

noun as in expansionism

noun as in manifest destiny

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When I was thinking about this image, I was thinking about Palestine and just the interconnected web of imperialism to oppression and genocide.

In the past, we've seen the crusades and pogroms and imperialism and colonialism and racism in Christian history.

From Salon

As Prof Munene puts it, China's aim is to show African leaders that "we are in the same boat, we are all victims of Western imperialism".

From BBC

As government agencies and private companies turn their eyes toward the stars, I’ve noticed many of the factors that drove European Christian imperialism between the 15th and 19th centuries reappearing in high-speed, high-tech forms.

From Salon

“Where I’m from in South Dakota, London is so unbelievably foreign, and to lots of children around the world, London is imperialism and the cause of the genocide of their people,” FastHorse said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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