| A | B |
|---|
| Imperialism | Empire building. |
| Boer Wars | Where the Boers and the British fought for control of territory in South Africa. |
| Opium Wars | A conflict over Britain's opium trade in China. |
| Boxer Rebellion | A 1900 rebellion in China, aimed at ending foreign influence in the country. |
| Commodore Perry | U.S. admiral who opened Japan to trade. |
| Sepoy Rebellion | Group of Indian soldiers who rebelled against the British. |
| Gandhi | Indian nationalist who forced Great Britain to grant independence to India. |
| Annexation | To take over another area. |
| partition | The act or process of dividing something into parts. |
| Indian National Congress | Supported reforms to improve conditions in India. |
| Muslim League | An organization formed in 1906 to protect the intersts of India's Muslims. |
| Suez Canal | A manmade waterway connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. |
| assimilation | To bring into to make part of. |
| racism | The belief that a particular race is superior to others. |
| White Man's Burden | A poem by Kipling stating that Europeans must help and conquor nonwhite peoples.. |
| protectorate | A relationship of protection by a superior power over a dependent country of region. |
| sphere of influence | A foreign region in which a nation has control over trade. |
| dynasty | A series of rulers from a single family. |
| direct rule | Imperialist power controls all levels of government. |
| in-direct rule | British system in which a governor and a council of advisers made colonial laws, but local rulers exerted some authority. |
| paternalism | A policy of treating subject people as if they were children. |
