| A | B |
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| Imperialism | policy of conquering and ruling other lands for the enefit of a mother country |
| Colony | a land settled and ruled by a foreign government to benefit the mother country |
| Protectorate | a countr that has its government controlled by a foreign country |
| Sphere of Influence | a land that is dominated by, but not directly controlled by a foreign government |
| Suez Canal | waterway linking the Mediterranean and Red Sea. It was very important to European powers such as Britain |
| East India Company | British Company that dominated India from 1750 to 1850 |
| Sepoy Rebellion | Rebellion against British East India Company led by Indian Soldiers who had previously fought for the British |
| Opium Wars | conflict between Britain and China over Britain's refusal to stop selling Opium in China. |
| Treaty of Nanking | unfair treaty Bitain forced China to sign after the opium wars, giving them more power in China |
| Boxer Rebellion | uprising of Chinese Peasants designed to rid China of foreigners. It failed, resulting in a larger european presence in China. |
| Matthew Perry | American admiral who forced Japan to open its ports to trade |
| Meiji Period | time period where Japan ended its policy of isolationism and became industrialized and modern |
| Russo-Japanese War | war betweem Russia and Japan that established Japan as a world power |
| Triple Alliance | pre-WWI alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy |
| Triple Entente | pre WWI alliance between France, Russia, and Britain |
| Militarism | policy of glorifying Military power |
| Kaiser Wilhelm II | German leader who expanded Germany's military power |
| Archduke Franz Ferdinand | Austrian heir whose assassination started WWI |
| Central powers | Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire during WWI |
| Allied Powers | France, Russia, and Britain during WWI |
| U-boats | German submarine |
| Armistice | a cease fire |
| Woodrow Wilson | American President who led America into WWI and developed a peace plan for the war's settlement |
| 14 points | Wilson's plan for peace after WWI |
| The Treaty of Versailles | Main peace treaty following WWI, it failed to establish a long lasting peace |
| Self-Determination | idea that people should decide for themselves how they should be ruled |
| Mandates | territorial possessions that were given to the Allied countries to be ruled until the people that lived in them could rule themselves |
| League of Nations | international organization established adter WWI to try to resolve conflicts |
