White Man's Burden: A poem by British poet Rudyard Kipling commenting on American imperialism. It created a phrase used by imperialists to justify the imperialistic actions the U.S. took.
East India Company
: An English company formed in 1600 to develop trade with the new British colonies in India and southeastern Asia.
Opium War
: 1839-1842. Chinese attempted to prohibit the opium trade, British declared war and won against Chinese. Treaty of Nanjing, agreed to open five ports to British trade and limit tariffs on British goods and gave Hong Kong.
Berlin Conference
: Meeting at which Europeans agreed on rules for colonizing Africa
Colony
: A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere.
Sphere of Influence
: A foreign region in which a nation has control over trade and other economic activities.
Protectorate
: Country with its own government but under the control of an outside power
Jewel in the Crown (of the British Empire)
: The British colony of India - so called because of its importance in the British empire, both as a supplier of raw materials and as a market for British trade goods
Sepoys
: Indian troops who served in the British army
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Suez Canal
: A human-made waterway, which was opened in 1869, connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
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Boxer Rebellion
: 1899 rebellion in Beijing, China started by a secret society of Chinese who opposed the "foreign devils". The rebellion was ended by British troops.
