Chapter 5 Imperialism

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Chapter 5Imperialism

• Vocabulary Words

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• 1) Imperialism- The domination by one country of
  the political, economic or cultural life of
  another country or region
• 2) Colony- A region or country that is directly
  controlled by an imperial power
• 3) Sphere of Influence- A region where the
  imperial power has exclusive investment or
  trading privileges
• 4) Protectorate- A country that had its own
  government but its polices are directed by the
  imperial power
• 5)Suez Canal- Man-made waterway that linked the
  Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea

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• 6) Zulus- Powerful war-like tribe from South
• Africa
• 7) Boers- Dutch Settlers that controlled South
  Africa
• 8) Boer War- Fight over control of South Africa
  between the British and the Boers
• 9) British East India Company-British Company
  that became involved in Indias political and
  economic affairs
• 10) Commercial Colonialism- Foreign power that
  controlled another countrys trade and used the
  military to control its interests

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• 11) Sepoys- Armies of Indian Soldiers
• 12) Assimilation- Where an imperial power tries
  to change the colonys culture to match its own
• 13) Indian National Congress- Led the Nationalist
  Movement in India that resisted British control
• 14) Boycott- To stop from or from using, buying,
  or dealing with as an expression of protest
• 15) Mohandas Gandhi- Leading Nationalist Leader
  of India
• 16) Opium War- Tensions between European powers
  and China over control of the opium trade

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• 17) Treaty of Nanking- Forced China to open ports
  for foreign trade
• 18)Taiping Rebellion- Rebellion in China over
  foreign influences
• 19)Boxers- Chinese secret society that wanted to
  expel all foreigners
• 20) Boxer Rebellion-European forces united to
  stop rebel attacks and protect their business
  interests in China
• 21)Meiji Restoration- Effort to Transform Japan
  into a Modern Nation

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• 22) Social Darwinism- Survival of the Fittest
  applied to businesses
• 23) Berlin Conference- European powers divided
  Africa for foreign control