Age of Imperialism

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Across
  1. 4. The policy of extending a country's power and control over other territories.
  2. 7. The belief that some races or societies were naturally superior to others.
  3. 9. The rapid competition between European powers to take control of African territory.
  4. 13. Belgian king who personally controlled the Congo Free State.
  5. 14. Strong pride and loyalty towards one's own nation, which encouraged competition between European powers
  6. 15. A person sent to spread Christianity, often accompanying European imperial expansion.
Down
  1. 1. The growth of factories, technology and mass production that increased Europe's demand for resources and markets.
  2. 2. The 1884–85 meeting where European powers established rules for claiming African territory.
  3. 3. The process of forcing or encouraging people to adopt another culture.
  4. 5. Ethiopian emperor who led his country against Italian attempts to establish control.
  5. 6. A territory that keeps some local government but is controlled or protected by a stronger foreign power.
  6. 8. The battle where the Zulu army famously defeated a much larger British force in 1879.
  7. 10. The practice of establishing control over another country or territory and its people.
  8. 11. The 1879 conflict between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom.
  9. 12. African territory brutally exploited under the rule of King Leopold II of Belgium.