| A | B |
|---|
| Thomas Stamford Raffles | founded Singapore for Great Britain |
| James Cook | claimed the continent of Australia for Britain |
| Ferdinand de Lesseps | French investor who signed a contract with Egypt to build a canal connecting the Mediterranean and Red Seas |
| imperialism | when one nation extends its control to the government and the economy of another nation |
| direct rule | when an imperial nation created a colony that was ruled directly by the home country |
| indirect rule | when an imperial nation created a colony and ruled it through indirect means like a protectorate |
| protectorate | system in which people have their own government but the home country has the final say in important matters |
| sphere of influence | a region where the imperial power held the sole right to trade or invest |
| James Monroe | President who issued a doctrine to protect the nation's interest in the America's |
| Monroe Doctrine | a document issued to protect the United State's interests in the Americas |
| annex | take control of |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land that connects two bigger landmasses |
| lock | a section of a canal that can be opened and closed to control the water level |
| Rudyard Kipling | poet that wrote "The White Man's Burden" in favor of imperialism |
| Emilio Aquinaldo | led rebels in the Philippines against United States rule but lost |
| Shaka | a Zulu king who built up a strong army, wiped out rivals and protected his empire from a takeover by the Boers |
| Cetshwayo | Zulu leader who led his army in the Zulu War against the British and lost. |
| sovereignty | the right to pick your own government |
| Zulu War | fought against the British in Africa and the British won |
| Sepoy Rebellion | fought against the British in India and the British won |
| sepoy | Indian soldier |
| viceroy | a monarch's representative |
| Open Door policy | under this all nations would have equal trading rights |
| Boxer Rebellion | fought in China by imperial nations and the Society of the Harmonious Fists |
| Boxers | group in China that was against interference and the spread of Christianity in their country - the Society of the Harmonious Fists |
| modernize | advance technologically |
