Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution in China in response to what he and other Chines viewed as social encroachments from the west that were threatening the Chinese way of life.
I think the mexican war where we took land from the mexico or the illiouisiana purchase
To establish their rule in africa imperialists needed superior fighting tools such as guns and ammunitions.
They however blended it with diplomacy and appeasement of local rulers to get protectionist treaties that would ratify their scamble and partition as outlined in the Berlin conference of 1881.
State from religion is my top if not, government from religion.
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<span>Autocracy hope this helps
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