| A | B |
| Imperialism | the domination by ione country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country |
| Protectorate | country with its own government but under the control of an outside power |
| Sphere of Influence | area in which an outside power claims exclusive invesment or trading privileges |
| Genocide | deliberate attempt to destroy and entire religious or ethnic group |
| Pasha | provincial ruler of the Ottoman empire |
| Sepoy | Indian soldier in teh army set up by the French or English East India Company |
| Deforestation | the destruction of forest land |
| Sati | Hindu custom that called for a wife to join her husband in death by throwing herself on his funeral pyre |
| Purdah | the isolation of women in seperate quarters |
| Trade Deficit | situation in which a country imports more than it exports |
| Indemnity | payment for losses in war |
| Extraterritoriality | right of foreigners to be protected by the laws of their own nation |
| Trade Surplus | situation in which a country exports more tjhan it imports |
| Opium War | this event pitted China against Britain in a struggle to end an illegal activity |
| Zaibatsu | since the late 1800s, powerful banking and industrial familiesof Japan |
| Homogeneous Society | society that has a common language or culture |
| Diet | assembly or legislature |
| Confederation | unification |
| Economic Dependence | economic relationship, controlled by a developed nation, in which a less developed nation exports raw materials tot eh developed nation and imports manufactured goods |
| Viceroy | one who governed India in the name of the British monarch |