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  2. Western imperialism in Asia - Wikipedia

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    The influence and imperialism of the West (Portugal, Spain, Netherlands, France, United Kingdom, United States) and associated states (such as Russia and Japan) peaked in Asian territories from the colonial period beginning in the 16th century and substantially reducing with 20th century decolonization.

  3. Imperialism - Wikipedia

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    The map depicts occupied Eastern Europe as a settler-colonial territory of Nazi Germany. [2] 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).

  4. List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia

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    This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia. It includes fully recognized states, states with limited but substantial international recognition, de facto states with little or no international recognition, and dependencies of both Asian and non-Asian states. In particular, it lists (i) 49 generally recognized sovereign states, all of which are members of the United ...

  5. List of national capitals in East, South, and Southeast Asia

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    Name Nation View Population Mayor or governor Dhaka Bangladesh 6,594,962 (2013) North Dhaka: Atiqul Islam. South Dhaka: Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh. Islamabad Pakistan 1,330,000 (2011)

  6. Core countries - Wikipedia

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    A world map of countries by trading status in late 20th century using the world system differentiation into core countries (blue), semi-periphery countries (yellow) and periphery countries (red), based on the list in Dunn, Kawano, Brewer (2000) Developed countries are shown in blue (according to the International Monetary Fund, as of 2008).

  7. Russian imperialism - Wikipedia

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    Russian imperialism is the political, economic and cultural influence, as well as military power, exerted by Russia and its predecessor states, over other countries and territories. It includes the conquests of the Tsardom of Russia , the Russian Empire , the imperialism of the Soviet Union , and the neo-imperialism of the Russian Federation.

  8. Imperialism in Asia - Wikipedia

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    Imperialism in Asia may refer to: empires in Asia, see List of empires. Achaemenid Empire; Sasanian Empire; Chinese Empire; Maurya Empire; Chola Empire; Gupta Empire;

  9. Theories of imperialism - Wikipedia

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    Theories of imperialism are a range of theoretical approaches to understanding the expansion of capitalism into new areas, the unequal development of different countries, and economic systems that may lead to the dominance of some countries over others. [1]