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Common terms and phrasesAfrikaner Alister McIntosh allies American army Asia Australia became bhadralok Boer Britain British connection British Empire British leaders British system British world power British world-system Cabinet Cambridge Canada Canadian Cape capital cent centre Chamberlain China Churchill Civilians claim colonial commercial Commonwealth conflict Congress crisis cultural defence diplomacy diplomatic dominions economic Egypt End of Empire Europe European expansion exports favoured fear federation fierce figure finance financial first force foreign geopolitical German global hope huge Ibid imperial India industrial influence interests investment Irish Kenya Kruger Labour Liberal London Lord Middle East military million Milner ministers Muslim nationalism nationalist naval Office official opinion overseas Oxford Pacific party political politicians post-war pre-war provinces railway reflected reform Rhodes rule Russia seemed self-government settler Smuts social South Africa Southern Rhodesia Soviet sterling sterling area strategic Suez threat tion Transvaal treaty Uganda Uitlander United West Africa Zealand Bibliographic information |