Summer Homework Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. sending officials from europe to directly control the colony
  2. 5. foreign people are westerners "little brothers"; some people had good intentions but most were against foreigners
  3. 6. Britain defeated the Dutch, and took Egypt, Sudan, and gained territory in South Africa
  4. 7. modernized his nation so people became familier with weapons
  5. 12. forcing local rulers to follow the advice of the European power
  6. 14. Many countries all set out on conquering this territory
  7. 15. set out to map the course of the Congo and Nile rivers
  8. 16. hired people to arrange trade treaties with African leaders; dreamed of conquest and profit
  9. 17. outside power claimed exclusive investment or trading privileges. Europeans carved these out to avoid conflict with other nations
  10. 19. domination of one countries cultural, economic, and political life over another region/country
  11. 20. sent out to spread and win over people to convert to christianity
  12. 21. system of racial segregation, remained in force until 1993
  13. 22. areas controlled by more powerful nations
  14. 23. use of local rulers or chiefs who ruled under the European power
Down
  1. 1. steam powered ships were sent overseas to protect trading ships, harbors and islands were seized because of this
  2. 2. officials believed they had the duty to spread the "blessings" of western civilization
  3. 4. the idea that one ethnic group or culture is superior then another
  4. 8. A nation created by free U.S slaves, not a part of the Europeans
  5. 9. crisscrossed the African continent, wrote about what he found and called for the end of African slave trade
  6. 10. pride and patriotism
  7. 11. looking down at others like they are less able then others, or like children
  8. 13. Charles Darwin's theory that European races were superior to all
  9. 18. European power could not claim any part of Africa unless they had government office there