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: 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: A indian soldier hired by 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.