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Imperialism is the maintaining and extending of power over foreign nations, particularly through expansionism, employing both hard power (military and economic power) and soft power (diplomatic power and cultural imperialism). Imperialism focuses on establishing or maintaining hegemony and a more formal empire.
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TTTA extracted 292 structured relationships around Imperialism. Examples in this analysis include Imperialism → is a → maintaining and extending of power over foreign nations and Imperialism → is a → distinct concept that can apply to other forms of expansion and many forms of government.Kenneth Waltz suggests that the root cause of imperialism is great power. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperialism | is a | maintaining and extending of power over foreign nations | 0.90 | text |
| Imperialism | is a | distinct concept that can apply to other forms of expansion and many forms of government.Kenneth Waltz suggests that the root cause of imperialism is great power | 0.90 | text |
| Imperialism | is a | phase of capitalism | 0.90 | text |
| Imperialism | is a | Marxist expression first used in the early 20th century by Lenin as | 0.90 | text |
| Imperialism | is a | defense and justification of empire-building based on seemingly rational grounds | 0.90 | text |
| Young who wrote that imperialism implements state policy | instance of | Marshall further pushed the term to encompass phenomena such as space development.ColonialismImperialism and colonialism have been distinguished by scholars | 0.80 | text |
| while colonialism may reflect commercial intentions | instance of | Marshall further pushed the term to encompass phenomena such as space development.ColonialismImperialism and colonialism have been distinguished by scholars | 0.80 | text |
| although supported by force | instance of | Marshall further pushed the term to encompass phenomena such as space development.ColonialismImperialism and colonialism have been distinguished by scholars | 0.80 | text |
| the Russian | instance of | Contiguous land empires | 0.80 | text |
| Chinese or Ottoman have traditionally been called imperialist | instance of | Contiguous land empires | 0.80 | text |
| although they also sent populations into their remote territories.Imperialism | instance of | Contiguous land empires | 0.80 | text |
| colonialism both involve political | instance of | Contiguous land empires | 0.80 | text |
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Source: Wikipedia — Imperialism · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout