History A-Level
Imperial control
What Imperial control means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Imperial control
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Active management of the colonies by the British government, to which policy shifted from salutary neglect after the Seven Years' War.
Topics that use Imperial control
Related terms
- Colonial unity
- Escalation of conflict
- Grassroots mobilisation
- Ideological resistance
- Imperial retaliation
- Internal colonial divisions
- Political leadership
- Political organisation
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