Topic 16 Academic Language - Imperialism (2025)

the extension of a nation's power over other lands; one country dominating another either socially, economically, or politically is known as: ​ (a)  

• Direct Rule
• Protectorate
• Sphere of Influence
• Industrial Revolution
• Sepoy
• Imperialism

A period of rapid growth in the use of machines in manufacturing and production is known as the:​ (a)  

• Industrial Revolution
• Imperialism
• Assimilation
• Nationalism
• Paternalistic
• Sphere of Influence

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

​ (a)   is the application of Darwin's ideas about evolution and "survival of the fittest" to human societies

• Social Darwinism
• Racism
• Nationalism
• Imperialism
• Sepoy
• Colony
• Viceroy

Match the following Imperialism terms

• Colony

• a country or territory that has its own internal government but under the control of an outside power

• Sphere of Influence

• a colonial government in which local rulers are allowed to maintain their positions of authority and status

• Indirect Rule

• a country or territory that is governed internally by a foreign power

• Protectorate

• an area in which a foreign power has been granted exclusive rights and privileges, particularly regarding trade and extraction of natural resources

• Direct Rule

• a colonial government in which existing officials are removed from power and replaced by a new set of officials brought from the colonizing country

the belief that people should be loyal to their nation rather than a king

• Imperialism

• Sphere of Influence

• Nationalism

• Communism

• Racism

Prejudice or discrimination against a group of people based on their race or ethnic identity​ (a)  

• Racism
• Social Darwinism
• Imperialism
• Paternalistic
• Assimilation

Process of adopting the culture and customs of a dominant group

• Social Darwinism

• Sphere of Influence

• Imperialism

• Assimilation

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

to send goods or services out from one country to be sold in another country​ (a)  

• Export
• Import
• Global Market
• Assimilation
• Scramble for Africa

Match the correct terms

• Sepoy

• an Indian soldier hired by the British East India Company to protect the company's interests in the region

• Sepoy Rebellion (Great Rebellion)

• a governor who rules as a representative of a monarch

• Boer War

• 1857 rebellion by Hindu and Muslim soldiers against the British

• Viceroy

• a conflict lasting from 1899 to 1902, in which the Boers (immigrant Dutch farmers) and the British fought for control of territory in South Africa

• King Leopold II

• Belgian king who gained control of the Congo region and then exploited Africans to extract resources like rubber, leading to at least 10 million deaths

A meeting in 1884-85 in which representatives of European nations agreed upon rules for the European colonization of Africa (a)  

• Berlin Conference
• Scramble for Africa
• Boer War
• Assimilation
• Sphere of Influence