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Many of them opposed the New Imperialism because of the brutality
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exerted on indigenous people by the imperial power.
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There was a real wave of opposition, for example,
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to imperialism that swept through Britain and London in 1900
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in what they called the Khaki Election,
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khaki because it was the color of the uniforms
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of many of the British soldiers in hot climates.
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Some of the opposition in the liberal party were opposed,
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ran on a campaign of anti-imperialism.
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They were just wiped away.
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They were just absolutely swept away in the elections of 1900.
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Ordinary people in Britain thrilling to the accounts of colonial