Across
- 1. Phrase used to describe the global reach of the British Empire
- 2. Idea that stronger nations are meant to dominate weaker societies
- 3. Private British trading company that ruled parts of India
- 4. Wars between Britain and Qing Dynasty over the Opium Trade
- 6. Britain’s most important colony known as the jewel of the empire
- 9. System where colonies are governed directly by officials from the empire
- 12. Idea that Europeans had a responsibility to civilize other peoples
- 14. Growth of factories and industry that helped drive imperial expansion
- 16. Natural resources needed by industrial economies
- 20. Largest empire in the nineteenth century spanning multiple continents
- 21. Indian soldiers hired by the East India Company
- 22. British monarch during the height of the empire
Down
- 1. Ships powered by steam engines that allowed faster global travel
- 5. System where local rulers stay in power but under colonial control
- 7. Communication technology that helped empires control distant territories
- 8. 1857 uprising of Indian soldiers against British authority
- 10. Belief that Europeans had a duty to spread their culture and religion
- 11. Period of direct British rule in India after the rebellion
- 13. Area where a foreign nation has special economic privileges
- 15. Powerful nation extending control over weaker regions politically or economically
- 17. Powerful Indian empire that declined before British control
- 18. Competition between Britain and Russia over influence in Central Asia
- 19. Places where manufactured goods could be sold