Imperialism

The extension of a country’s power over other territories and peoples, often through conquest and colonisation.

The extension of a country’s power over other territories and peoples, often through conquest, settlement and economic control.

A system in which a state extends power over other territories and peoples. British imperial rule connects the novel's English investigation with India and the Andaman Islands.

The extension of a country’s power over other territories and peoples. The novel connects its London mystery with British imperial activity overseas.

Extract-based or discursive question: connect context to the question and the passage being discussed. For example, imperialism helps explain the reversal of power between humans and Martians.

Both question types: connect context directly to the question and textual detail—for example, technological superiority and imperialism in the fighting-machine scenes.

Attach context to the moment it illuminates: Lowell’s ideas help explain the dying planet; imperialism helps explain the reversal of human superiority.

Extending a country’s power over other territories and peoples, including through colonial rule.

The extension of a country’s power over other territories and peoples, through political, military or economic control.

The extension of a country’s power over other territories and peoples, often through conquest, political control and economic exploitation.

The extension of a country’s power over other territories and peoples, often through conquest and colonial rule.

The extension of a country’s power over other peoples and territories, often through conquest and exploitation.

The extension of a state’s power over other territories and peoples, through conquest or other forms of control.

The extension of a country’s power over other territories and peoples, through conquest, settlement or political and economic control.

Imperialism is the extension of a country’s power over other territories and peoples. When Wells wrote, Britain was the predominant colonial power, with possessions across the world. The late nineteenth-century phase called New Imperialism involved intensified competition for territory, resources and markets.

The extension of a country’s power over other territories and peoples, often through conquest and colonial rule.

The extension of a country’s power over other territories and peoples. In The War of the Worlds, the invasion reverses Britain’s position as an imperial power.

The extension of a country’s power over other territories and peoples, often through conquest and exploitation.

The extension of a state’s power over other territories and peoples, through conquest, political control or economic domination.

The extension of a country’s power over other peoples or territories, often through conquest and colonisation.

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AQA GCSE English Literature · 8702

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