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Some Key Terms
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It is in the latter, legal significance that the term first gained currency in the 1880s when
the colonial expansion of the European powers in Africa and Asia was nearing its
completion. The last stage of that expansion was characterized by the endeavour of all
major colonial powers to carry on the mutual competition for colonies peacefully through
agreed-upon procedures. Agreements on spheres of influence served this purpose. Thus,
the agreement between Great Britain and Germany in May 1885, the first to make use of
the term, provided for "a separation and definition of their respective spheres of influence
in the territories on the Gulf of Guinea." This agreement was followed by many of a
similar nature"
"Sphere of Influence | Definition, History, & Facts." 24
Encyclopedia Britannica
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