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        | the policy of one country extending political, economic, or military control over another |  
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        | unprocessed natural resources such as logs and iron ore |  
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        | a place, generally another country, where one can buy sell raw materials or manufactured goods |  
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        | a territory claimed and ruled by another country; in many instances, people travelled from the ruling country to create settlements in colonies |  
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        | an area that ruled itself but was guided by another, more powerful country |  
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        | a region in which an outside country influences or controls policital or economic events for its own gain; this may have an impact on the culture of the region |  
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        | a region granted to a company for economic gain |  
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