Social 20-2 Imperialism Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. These islands were conquered by the United States in their attempt to build an empire
  2. 6. The largest French colony in Asia which consists of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia
  3. 7. A conflict between the British Empire and white Dutch settlers in southern Africa
  4. 8. This country was the dominant force in India before the age of imperialism
  5. 10. Believing one’s own culture to be superior to another
  6. 12. The belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military and be prepared to use it aggressively
  7. 13. Extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
  8. 16. A meeting by western countries to decide how to partition Africa.
  9. 17. The only African nation to successfully defeat European attempts to colonize it
Down
  1. 1. This country used to be known as the 'Dutch Spice Islands'
  2. 2. A country in Asia that avoided western colonization by adopting western technology
  3. 3. A colony in Malaysia used as a trading post by the British
  4. 5. The process to control a territory by using puppet governments or trading company
  5. 9. A trading company which administered Great Britain's largest Asian colony
  6. 11. China lost two wars over attempts to stop the trade of this drug by the British
  7. 14. This queen controlled the largest empire in the world during the era of new imperialism
  8. 15. The second Belgian king of this name who controlled the Congo as his personal colony