A strong area taking control of a weak area is called
What is imperialism?
100
This is the longest river in Africa.
What is the Nile River
100
Also known as the subcontinent, this became known as the "Jewel of the British Empire".
What is India
200
Feeling your culture is the best
What is ethnocentism
200
He was the foremost empire builder in Africa, dreamed of an unbroken north-south line of British territory to be linked by a Cape-to-Cairo railroad.
What is Cecil Rhodes
200
This was the Hindu custom of burning the widow on the funeral pyre of her deceased husband
What is suttee?
300
A powerful nation secured exclusive economic and cultural privileges in an underdeveloped region,
What is a sphere of influence
300
In 1876 this Belgian monarch and a group of Belgian capitalists founded a private company to manage the Congo region. He was known for his cruelty in the region.
What is King Leopold II
300
This was a revolt of the Indian troops in British India (1857–59), resulting in the transfer of the administration of India from the East India. The revolt began over a violation of Hindu and Muslim laws.
What is the Sepoy Mutiny?
400
An underdeveloped country grants to foreign business interests specific economic privileges, or concessions, such as to build railroads, open mines, or drill for oil.
What is a concession
400
This sea-level waterway running north-south in Egypt to connect the Mediterranean and the Red seas.
What is the Suez Canal?
400
This is company that controlled British interests in India from the 1700s to the mid-1800s. A revolt by Indian troops transferred all power to the British government.
What is the British East India Company?
500
In the 20th century, the term imperialism was changed to this
What is colonialism
500
South African farm-settlers of Dutch descent that battled the British in the late 1800s.
What is the Boers?
500
This is the largest religious group in India. They have had conflicts with Muslims.