imperialism

• acidity
• aggression
• aggressiveness
• antagonism
• assaultiveness
• bellicosity
• belligerence
• belligerency
• biliousness
• captiousness
• colonialism
• combativeness
• contentiousness
• crankiness
• crossness
• defiance
• development
• disagreeableness
• disputatiousness
• economic expansion
• expansionism
• feistiness
• fierceness
• fight
• fractiousness
• fretfulness
• grouchiness
• grumpiness
• hostility
• huffiness
• hyperaggressiveness
• irascibility
• irascibleness
• irritability
• irritableness
• jingoism
• militance
• militancy
• militantness
• militarism
• neocolonialism
• orneriness
• peevishness
• pettishness
• petulance
• progress
• pugnacity
• quarrelsomeness
• querulousness
• rudeness
• scrappiness
• surliness
• testiness
• truculence
• unfriendliness
• waspishness

• anti-imperialism
• antiaggression
• antimilitarism
• decline
• decrease
• nonaggression
• pacifism

• noun
  1. The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations.

• The rise of imperialism in the 19th century led to the colonization of many countries.
• Critics of imperialism argue that it often resulted in the exploitation of indigenous people.
• The effects of imperialism can still be seen in the cultural and political landscapes of former colonies.
• The movement against imperialism gained momentum during the 20th century, as countries sought independence.
• Some historians believe that imperialism was driven by the desire for economic resources and global dominance.

quarrelsomeness

querulousness

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