| Term | Definition |
| Colony | the complete control of one nation by another |
| Imperialism | when one nation controls land beyond its borders |
| Condominium | when two or more nations share control of another nation |
| Protectorate | when one nation controls another but keeps its ruler |
| Sphere of Influence | when one nation controls a region economically/politically |
| Stanley | "found" Dr. Livingstone in the Congo |
| Meiji | the emperor that helped modernize Japan |
| Mahdi | his uprisings in the Sudan threatened British Egypt |
| Boers | the Dutch settlers in South Africa |
| Zulus | clashed with the Boers as they were forced into the South African interior |
| Kipling | coined the phrase "White Man's Burden" |
| Suez Canal | Britain occupied Egypt in order to protect its trade route through the... |
| West Africa | Gold, palm oil, ivory, and rubber attracted Europeans to... |
| Britain | Shaka came close to winning the Zulu Wars against... |
| Tokugawa shogunate | The Meiji Restoration was the industrialization of Japan and the elimination of the... |
| The new Japanese Diet was... | a bicameral legislature (a two house legislature), and established by a constitution |
| Kamehameha | united the Hawaiian islands |
| Dole | led the revolt that overthrew the Hawaiian government of Queen Lil |
| Raw Materials, Population Growth, Cultural Duty, and Markets | reasons for Imperialism |
| Cambodia | most associated with France |
| Algeria | most associated with France |
| Meiji | most associated with Japan |
| Tunis | most associated with France |
| Guam | most associated with USA |
| Code of Bushido | most associated with Japan |
| Mahdi | most associated with Britain |
| India | most associated with Britain |
| Libya | most associated with Italy |
| Laos | most associated with France |
| Sudan | most associated with Britain |
| Zulu Wars | most associated with Britain |
| Morocco | most associated with France |
| pre-Britain South Africa | most associated with Netherlands |
| Boer War | most associated with Britain |
| Tokugawa | most associated with Japan |
| Hawaii | most associated with USA |
| Korea | most associated with Japan |
| Vietnam | most associated with Japan |
| Suez Canal | most associated with Britain |
| Congo | most associated with Belgium |
| Tripoli | most associated with Italy |
| Liberia | most associated with USA |
| Philippines | most associated with USA |
| Puerto Rico | most associated with USA |
| Diamyo | Japanese position most like a European lord |
| Shogun | Japanese position most like a European king |
| Samurai | Japanese position most like a European knight |
| Emperor | Japanese position most like a European pope |