HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
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Question
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Foreign leaders controlled the colonies or territories
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local leaders controlled the colonies and territories
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Both local and foreign leaders rule and control the territories
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Direct colonial rule was a form of colonialism that involves the establishment of a centralized foreign authority within a territory, which is run by colonial officials. The native population may be excluded from all but the lowest level of the colonial government.
Detailed explanation-2: -Indirect and direct rule thus had opposite effects on pre-colonial structures of power: indirect rule aimed to preserve them, while direct rule was intended to eradicate and replace them with a new colonial order.
Detailed explanation-3: -Indirect rule was the plan to use existing tribal structures and traditions as conduits for establishing rules and regulations while English officials worked behind the scenes and could exercise a veto power.
Detailed explanation-4: -colonialism. / (kəˈləʊnɪəˌlɪzəm) / noun. the policy and practice of a power in extending control over weaker peoples or areasAlso called: imperialism.