An empire organized around removing gold, silver, or labor from conquered territories rather than building productive capacity.
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extractive empire
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"Okay, good morning. So we start the very last section of the course today. It's on the Anglo -American Empire, which rules the world..."
"Basically artillery and long -range fighting. And that's what the English pioneered. And that's why eventually they become, over time, the greatest navy in..."
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