World History Ch.25 VOCAB

Imperialism

The extension of a nation’s power over the lands.

Racism

The belief that race determines a person’s traits and capabilities.

Indirect rule

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

Protectorate

A political unit that depends on another government for its protection.

Direct rule

A colonial government in which local elites were removed from power and replaced by a new set of officials brought from the colonizing country.

Annex

To incorporate into an existing political unit, such as a city or country.

Indigenous

A native to a region.

Sepoys

Indian soldiers hired by the British East India Company to protect the company’s interests in the region.

Viceroys

A governor who ruled as a representative of a monarch.

Dollar Diplomacy

Diplomacy that seeks to strengthen the power of a country or effect its purposes in foreign relations by the use of its financial resources.