The term ‘Imperialism’, as a cause for World War I

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What was meant by the term ‘Imperialism’, as a cause for World War I?

Answer

A system by which a powerful nation used to establish its control over another country

  • By political pressure
  • Infiltration and annexation
  • By outright wars.
  • Supremacy over weaker countries
  • Establish colonies
  • Mad scramble among European nations for new territories in Asia and Africa
  • Morocco Crisis/Any other example of conquests.
  • Exam Year: 2020