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Japan and Russia mostly expanded through military force, such examples including the conquests of Novgorod and Kazan. Japan also opened up trade to Korea, allowing for more territory.

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How did the U.S, Russia, and Japan expand their borders?

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How did the U.S, Russia, and Japan expand their borders?

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The U.S primarily expanded west as a result of the industrial revolution. The creation of the steam engine allowed for locomotive transport across the country.

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An example of imperial resistance would include the African rebellions against European control. The demand for land and labor was increasing, thus increasing tensions between African and European authorities. African peoples revolted violently due to overbearing poll and hut taxes, and one such revolt was completely crushed, resulting in a loss of three-thousand men.

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What strategies did nations like Britain use to strengthen control over their existing colonies?

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What strategies did nations like Britain use to strengthen control over their existing colonies?

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Britain employed many tactics to maintain control, with one being overbearing taxes. Ideas such as the stamp act put a tax on paper, and imported goods were also heavily taxed. They also stationed an excessive amount of soldiers in the colonies, which didn't exactly gain the popular vote.