| A | B |
|---|
| Imperialism | Control by a strong country over a weaker nations |
| Social Darwinism | Use of Charles Darwin's ideas about evolution to explain human societies |
| Berlin Conference (1884-85) | Meeting at which European countries agreed on rules for colonizing Africa |
| Shaka | Zulu chief who created a large centralized state |
| Boers | Dutch settlers in South Africa |
| Great Trek | Migration of Dutch colonists out of South Africa |
| Boer War | War between the British and the Boers |
| Paternalism | Governing in a "fatherly" way by providing for needs but not giving rights |
| Assimilation | Absorbing colonized people into the culture of the imperialist nation |
| Suez Canal | Man-made waterway connecting the Red and Mediterranean Seas |
| Sepoy | Indian soldier employed by the British East India Company |
| "Jewel in the Crown" | India |
| Sepoy Mutiny | Uprising of Indians soldiers against the British East India Company |
| King Mongkut | King who helped Siam modernize |
| Emilio Aguinaldo | Leader of Filipino nationalists |
| Queen Liliuokalani | Last ruler of Hawaii |
| Colony | A country or a region governed internally by a foreign power |
| Protectorate | A country or territory with its own internal government but under the control of an outside power |
| Sphere of Influence | An area in which an outside power claims exclusive investment or trading privileges |
| Economic Imperialism | Independent, but less developed nations controlled by private business interests |
| Opium Wars | Wars between Britain and China over the opium trade |
| extraterritorial rights | Rights of foreign residents to follow the laws of their own country rather than those of the host country; prevelant in China |
| Tai Ping Rebellion | Peasant uprising led by Hong Xiuquan during the Qing dynasty |
| Open Door Policy | Policy proposed by the United States giving all nations equal opportunities to trade in China |
| Boxer Rebellion | Rebellion that resulted in a 55 day seige of foreigners residing in Beijing |
| Treaty of Kanagawa | Treaty between the U.S. and Japan opening trade between the two nations |
| Meiji Era | Period of rule by Emperor Mutsuhito form 1857-1912 |
| Russo-Japanese War | War between Russia and Japan fought in 1904 |
| Sino(Chinese)-Japanese War | War between China and Japan; China did not win a single battle |
| Monroe Doctrine | U.S. statement of opposition to European colonization in the Americas |
| Spanish-American War | War fought between the U.S. and Spain in 1898 |
| Panama Canal | Man-made waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans |
| Muhammad Ali | Muslim leader who broke Ottoman control of Egypt |
| Muslim League | Muslim nationalist organization in India |
| Indian National Congress | Hindu-dominated nationalist group in India |
| Zulus | African group that Boers fought on the Great Trek |
| Treaty of Nanjing | Treaty ending the first Opium War |
| Emperor Guang XU | Chinese emperor who tried to speed up reform in China |
| Empress Ci Xi | Dowager empress of China who supported a slow pace of reform |
| Treaty of Tianjin | Treaty ending second Opium War; Chinese agreed to legalize opium trade, open new ports to foreign trade, & gave Kowloon to Britain |
| John Hay | U.S. Secretary of State who proposed Open Door Policy |
| Hnery Pu Yi | Last Emperor of China |
| Sun Yat-sen | Founder of Modern China and Revive China Society |
| General Yuan Shigai | First President of Chinese Republic |
| Charter Oath | Created a legislature for Japan |
