25-26 Topic 15: The Age of Imperialism (1800 - 1914)

domination by one country of the political, economic, and cultural life of another country or region

• imperialism
• sphere of influence
• Leopold II
• genocide

area in which an outside power claims exclusive investments or trading privileges

• sphere of influence
• Leopold II
• genocide
• Panama Canal

Belgian King who sought to “civilize” the Congo River basin of African in an attempt to exploit its vast resources for profit

• Leopold II
• genocide
• Panama Canal
• sepoy

deliberate attempt to destroy an entire religious or ethnic group

• genocide
• Panama Canal
• sepoy
• deforestation

man-made waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

• Panama Canal
• sepoy
• deforestation
• balance of trade

Indian soldier who served in an army set up by the French or English trading companies

• sepoy
• deforestation
• balance of trade
• trade surplus

the destruction of forest land

• deforestation
• balance of trade
• trade surplus
• Taiping Rebellion

difference between how much a country imports and how much it exports

• balance of trade
• trade surplus
• Taiping Rebellion
• Open Door Policy

situation in which a country exports more than its imports

• trade surplus
• Taiping Rebellion
• Open Door Policy
• Opium War

peasant revolt in China

• Taiping Rebellion
• Open Door Policy
• Opium War
• Meiji Restoration