front 1 International | back 1 nvolving two or more countries; happening between nations. |
front 2 Occupy | back 2 To take control of a place by moving into it, especially by force (like soldiers); or simply to live in or use a space. |
front 3 Acquire | back 3 To get or gain something, usually through effort, trade, or purchase. |
front 4 Exploit | back 4 To take advantage of something or someone for your own benefit, often unfairly. |
front 5 Suppress | back 5 To stop or put an end to something, especially by using force (like stopping protests or rebellions). |
front 6 Indigenous | back 6 Describes people who are the original inhabitants of a region; native to a land. |
front 7 Strife – Conflict, struggle, or fighting between groups or people. | back 7 Conflict, struggle, or fighting between groups or people. |
front 8 Unified | back 8 Brought together or combined into one group with a common purpose. |
front 9 Restoration | back 9 The act of bringing something back to its original condition; returning something to its former state. |
front 10 New Imperialism | back 10 A period in the late 1800s and early 1900s when European powers expanded their control over Africa and Asia using economic, political, and military force. |
front 11 Raw Materials | back 11 Natural resources (like rubber, cotton, coal, or oil) used to make manufactured goods; often taken from colonies. |
front 12 Colonization | back 12 When a stronger nation takes control of another area, settles there, and uses its resources for economic or political gain. |
front 13 Imperialism | back 13 A policy in which a strong nation controls or influences weaker territories through force, diplomacy, or economic power. |
front 14 Direct Rule | back 14 A type of imperial control where the colonizing country sends its own officials to govern a territory. |
front 15 Indirect Rule | back 15 A type of imperial control where the colonizing power uses local rulers to govern under its supervision. |
front 16 Empire | back 16 A large territory or group of countries controlled by a single powerful ruler or nation. |
front 17 Social Darwinism | back 17 A racist theory that applied “survival of the fittest” to human societies, claiming some groups were superior and justified to rule over others. |
front 18 White Man’s Burden | back 18 A belief used to justify imperialism, claiming Europeans had a duty to “civilize” non-European peoples. |
front 19 Jingoism | back 19 Extreme nationalism marked by aggressive foreign policy; strong support for using military force to solve international problems. |
front 20 Rudyard Kipling | back 20 A British writer who supported imperialism. He wrote the poem “The White Man’s Burden”, which argued that Europeans had a duty to rule and “civilize” other peoples. |