Colonies and Spheres of Influence in Asia

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Across
  1. 3. Addictive drug smuggled into China in an attempt to control the Chinese markets; leads to wars.
  2. 5. Acted as a buffer between the British and French colonies and by taking on Western industrialization practices.
  3. 6. Japan won the nine-month-long Sino-Japanese _____.
  4. 7. Hindu and Muslim religions both forbade oral contact with this. (Two Words)
  5. 10. Occurs when a nation, while not formally colonized, becomes increasingly dependent on an industrialized nation, and becomes unable to resist terms and conditions set by that industrialized nation. (Two Words)
  6. 12. This country joined the ranks of imperialists through conflict. Its victory in the Spanish-American War in 1898 brought it the Philippines and Guam in the Pacific, as well as Puerto Rico and Cuba in the Caribbean Sea. (Three Words)
  7. 13. Trained for government jobs in the Indian Civil Service, but kept from rising to policy-making positions.
  8. 15. The story of imperialism in South Asia is the story of this nationality in India
  9. 16. An area within which the political and economic interests of one nation influence other nations. (Three Words)
  10. 18. By the late 1800s, China had lost much of this influence over Southeast Asia.
  11. 19. Russia’s sphere of influence lay to the north of this peninsula.
Down
  1. 1. This country envied China’s expansive farmlands and China as a possible source of coal and iron ore.
  2. 2. Japan’s victory in this War marked the first modern case of an Asian nation defeating a European nation. (No Hyphen)
  3. 4. By 1885, extended its control of Central Asia to the northern borders of Persia (Iran) and Afghanistan, India’s neighbors to the west.
  4. 8. The Great Rebellion reflected these feelings towards the British, who had not only disregarded their religious beliefs but also dominated their political and economic lives.
  5. 9. By the mid-1890s, France had achieved its goal through conquest, sending tens of thousands of troops to secure what became known as:_____________. (Two Words)
  6. 11. Before loading a cartridge into their gun, soldiers of the British-led Indian army had to bite off this part; typically greased with animal fat.
  7. 14. This broke out in 1857 among soldiers of the British-led Indian army. (Three Words)
  8. 15. Period when the Indian colony came under the direct control of Parliament.
  9. 16. Britain, France, Germany, and Russia carved out influential these over key ports and large chunks of Chinese territory.
  10. 17. The British invaded here and Afghanistan to keep Russia from dominating.