| A | B |
| Colony | a territory that a country controlled directly through colonial officials |
| Protectorate | an area that has its own government but an outside country helps make its decisions |
| Sphere of Influence | an area over which a country has significant cultural, economic, military or political influence |
| Emigrant | a person who leaves their own country to permanently settle in another |
| Missionary | a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country |
| Humanitarian | a person who supports human welfare and social reform |
| Social Darwinism | the belief that the strongest or fittest should survive and do well in society, while the weak and unfit should be allowed to die |
| Nationalism | loyalty and devotion to your country and the desire to promote the interests and culture of your country over the interests and culture of others |
| Diplomacy | the management of relationships between nations |
| Annex | to attach or add, especially to something larger |
| Cash crops | a crop grown for sale and profit, as opposed to being used by the grower (ex. cotton in the U.S., sugar in the Caribbean) |