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people who were genuinely concerned about slavery or
the fate of the missions. The opponento of expansion
never adequately uua ed the rhilanthropic roots of
Iaperialian or the related idea that Britain had important
obligations towards the African people.
Between 1880 and 1900 a large nection of the Liberal
Party succumbed to the new Imperialism$ either through
expediency or through lack of resistance to convincing
expansionist arguments. The protect against the Sudan
War in 1885, was perhaps the high point of Liberal
opposition to expansion; after thing opposition wan
increasingly eroded. Liberal silence was especially.
noticable during the Uganda episode in 1892 and tho
rashoda crivie in 1898.
The Conservative Party on the other hand-. sound
Imperialism much more to its taste and beca o thoroughiy
pervaded with Imperialist ideas in this period. Conservative
Imperialism was a natural development of Disraeli's. strong
nationalistic foreign policy; especially important
was the 3iri o appeal to local Conccrvetivo Associations
and working con's clubs, and tha. adoption.,, or.: imporialian