Imperialism Crossword

imperialism- a policy in which a state or country takes political and economic control of areas beyond its
sphere of influence- an area within which the political and economic interests of one nation are more
than those of other
partition-to divide a region into separate political
annexation- adding to something larger, especially the incorporation of new territory into the domain of a
state, or
capital- the tools, machines, and buildings used to produce goods and
colony- a settlement that is under the control of an imperialist or “mother”
indirect rule- a type of colonial government that allowed some participation by local
direct rule- a type of colonial government where the imperialist power chooses all of the government
cash crop- a crop that is raised to sell to others rather than to use at
Berlin Conference of 1884- a meeting of European leaders who decided how they would “carve up” and
Africa. No Africans were
Social Darwinism- those who were fittest for survival enjoyed wealth and success, while the poor remained
because they were