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vocab words
| term | Definition |
|---|---|
| imperialism | domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region |
| 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 investment or trading privileges |
| shaka | a zulu chief and founder of southern Africa's zulu empire |
| leopold III | king of Belgium who led the first western efforts to develop and control the Congo basin |
| boer war | a war in which great Britain defeated the Boers of south africa |
| menelik III | emperor of Ethiopia who expanded his empire, modernized his country, and defeated the Italian invasion in 1896 |
| muhammad ali | the son of a deceased military commander, was appointed governor of egypt by the ottomans. Known as the father of egypt |
| sati | hindu custom that called for a widow to join her husband in death by throwing herself on his funeral pyre |
| sepoy | Indian soldier who served in an army set up by the French or English trading companies |
| opium war | war between Great Britain and China over restrictions to foreign trade |
| taiping rebellion | peasant revolt in China |
| sino-japanese war | war between China and Japan in which Japan gained Taiwan |
| open door policy | American approach to China around 1900, favoring open trade relations between China and other nations |
| Meiji restoration | in Japan, the reign of emperor Meiji from 1868 to 1912 that was marked by rapid industrialization |