10 sentences with 'imperialism'
Example sentences and phrases with the word imperialism and other words derived from it.
• « However, the idea of invasion created an excuse for Macedonian and Greek imperialism and aggression under the cultural pretext of revenge. »
• « The Roman Empire was as rich, powerful and glorious as any in history up to that time, but it also represented oppression and imperialism for slaves, poor commoners and conquered peoples. »
• « As gatekeepers of east-west trade, the Ottomans could tax both exports and imports to Europe, and during the main period of Ottoman imperialism the conquered territories also provided lucrative plunder. »
• « Unfortunately for the Ottomans, the conquest of Safavid and Habsburg territories in the early decades of the 16th century cost more to defend and maintain than they brought in tax revenues, which put a brake on Ottoman imperialism itself. »
• « The culture of Victorianism was named after the British Queen Victoria, who presided over the zenith of British power and the apogee of British imperialism. »
• « Likewise, imperialism, the practice of invading other parts of the world to establish and expand global empires, received much of its popular support from articles praising the civilising mission of occupying a couple of thousand square miles in Africa that the reader had never heard of before. »
• « Specifically, imperialism refers to the enormous growth of European empires in the 19th century, culminating in the pre-World War I period in which European powers controlled more than 80 per cent of the world's land area. »
• « The aftermath of this period of imperialism is still felt today, with national borders and international conflicts equally tied to the patterns set by the imperialist powers more than a century ago. »
• « Modern imperialism was a product of factors that had no direct parallel in previous centuries. »