imperial conquest
Territorial expansion campaign
Imperial conquest is the seizure and subjugation of territories by an empire or powerful state seeking to expand its dominion.
The term emphasizes military force and political domination: The British imperial conquest of India spanned centuries.
It often implies exploitation of conquered peoples and resources, and carries critical connotations in modern usage when discussing colonialism's legacy.
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
- puppet stateNominally sovereign, actually controlled
- manifest destinyObvious, inescapable fate
- white man's burdenImperialist ideology disguising exploitation
- civilizing missionClaimed duty to "improve" peoples
colonization · tribute · assimilation · invasion · native resistance · annexation · vassalage · ethnocentrism · hegemony · mercantilism · protectorate · sphere of influence · divide and rule · propaganda · plunder · taxation · gunboat diplomacy · nationalism
- conquestcapture, invasion, domination, subjugation, colonization
- Tsarist Central AsiaSamarkand, Tashkent, emirate, emir, khan
imperial conquestdiplomatic negotiation
Official discussion between nations
treaty-making · peaceful coexistence · soft power · cultural exchange · trade agreements
imperial conquestdecolonization
Ending imperial control
national liberation · colonial independence · self-determination · emancipation · imperial collapse
imperial conquestisolationism
Policy avoiding foreign alliances
non-interventionism · neutrality · non-aggression · insularity · disarmament
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