| A | B |
| sepoy rebellion | India's first major attempt at freedom from British rule |
| sepoy | Indian soldiers hired to protect the East India Company |
| viceroy | a royal representative of a monarch |
| Open Door policy | said that all nations would have equal trading rights in China |
| Boxer Rebellion | an event that tried to keep all foreign influence out of China |
| Boxers | this group attacked foreigners, as well as Chinese Christians in the early 1900s |
| modernize | to advance technologically |
| nationalist group | people who support independence |
| militarism | the build up of military strength |
| arms race | building huge armes and navies to outdo rival nations and protect world interests |