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'''Anti-imperialism''' in the context of [[Marxism-leninism|Marxism-Leninism]] is the opposition to states which meet [[Lenin]]'s definition of imperialism as outlined in his work, ''[[Library:Imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism|Imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism]]''.  
[[File:Korean anti-USA poster.png|thumb|[[Democratic People's Republic of Korea|Korean]] poster saying "Repel the [[Fatherland Liberation War|U.S. invader]]!"]]
'''Anti-imperialism''' in the context of [[Marxism-leninism|Marxism-Leninism]] is the opposition to states which meet [[Lenin]]'s definition of [[imperialism]] as outlined in his work, ''[[Library:Imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism|Imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism]]''.  


People who categorize themselves as anti-imperialists often state that they are opposed to [[colonialism]], colonial empires, [[hegemony]], [[imperialism]] and the territorial expansion of a country beyond its established borders.<ref>Richard Koebner and Helmut Schmidt, ''Imperialism: The Story and Significance of a Political Word, 1840–1960'' (2010).</ref> The phrase gained a wide currency after the [[World War II|Second World War]] and at the onset of the [[Cold War]] as political movements in colonies of European powers promoted national sovereignty. Some anti-imperialist groups who opposed the [[American imperialism|United States]] supported the power of the [[Soviet Union]], such as in [[Guevarism]].
People who categorize themselves as anti-imperialists often state that they are opposed to [[colonialism]], colonial empires, [[hegemony]], imperialism and the territorial expansion of a country beyond its established borders.<ref>Richard Koebner and Helmut Schmidt, ''Imperialism: The Story and Significance of a Political Word, 1840–1960'' (2010).</ref> The phrase gained a wide currency after the [[World War II|Second World War]] and at the onset of the [[Cold War]] as political movements in colonies of European powers promoted national sovereignty. Some anti-imperialist groups who opposed the [[American imperialism|United States]] supported the power of the [[Soviet Union]], such as in [[Guevarism]].
 
== See also ==
 
* [[Anti-capitalism]]
* [[Anti-colonialism]]
* [[Anti-racism]]


== References ==
== References ==
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Korean poster saying "Repel the U.S. invader!"

Anti-imperialism in the context of Marxism-Leninism is the opposition to states which meet Lenin's definition of imperialism as outlined in his work, Imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism.

People who categorize themselves as anti-imperialists often state that they are opposed to colonialism, colonial empires, hegemony, imperialism and the territorial expansion of a country beyond its established borders.[1] The phrase gained a wide currency after the Second World War and at the onset of the Cold War as political movements in colonies of European powers promoted national sovereignty. Some anti-imperialist groups who opposed the United States supported the power of the Soviet Union, such as in Guevarism.

See also

References

  1. Richard Koebner and Helmut Schmidt, Imperialism: The Story and Significance of a Political Word, 1840–1960 (2010).