Assertion: maxim gun | /r/ObjectUse | used by colonial powers
Facets:
value: during the era of new imperialism
type: TEMPORAL
value: heavily
type: DEGREE
value: during the scramble for africa
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: It has been termed "the weapon most associated with imperial conquest" by British historian Martin Gilbert, and was heavily used by colonial powers during the Scramble for Africa during the era of New Imperialism.