Transcript Chapter 4 Imperialism - Niagara Falls City School District

Chapter 5
Imperialism
Vocabulary Words
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
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 India’s political and economic
affairs
10) Commercial Colonialism- Foreign power that
controlled another country’s trade and used the
military to control its interests
11) Sepoys- Armies of Indian Soldiers
12) Assimilation- Where an imperial power tries to
change the colony’s 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
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
22) Social Darwinism- “Survival of the Fittest”
applied to businesses
23) Berlin Conference- European powers divided
Africa for foreign control