Why did imperial powers want to influence small nationalist movements?
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Correct answer: For their political advantage
The governing concept is the strategic use of nationalist movements by imperial powers. A small movement might weaken a rival empire, open access to territory or create a government friendly to an outside power. Consequently, great powers tried to guide or support such movements when doing so served their own political interests. The other choices deny self-interest, assume equal treatment, or falsely claim that imperialism had already ended.
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For their political advantage
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The governing concept is the strategic use of nationalist movements by imperial powers. A small movement might weaken a rival empire, open access to territory or create a government friendly to an outside power. Consequently, great powers tried to guide or support such movements when doing so served their own political interests. The other choices deny self-interest, assume equal treatment, or falsely claim that imperialism had already ended.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Social Science question. Chapter: The Age of Industrialisation. Topic: Nationalism and Imperialism.
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