WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Imperialism is the policy or act of extending a country’s power into other territories or gaining control over another country’s politics or economics.

Detailed explanation-2: -A colony is an area ruled by a foreign govern-ment. A protectorate runs its own daily affairs, but is controlled by an imperialist nation. A sphere of influence is an area where an imperialist nation has exclusive economic rights.

Detailed explanation-3: -A sphere of influence is when an outside power claims rights and privileges over an area or region. It is usually for trading and investment, but sometimes for military purposes as well. This often occurred in lands that bordered an already existing colony. Spheres of influence were most often established by a treaty.

Detailed explanation-4: -To establish control of an area, Europeans used different techniques. Over time, four forms of colonial control emerged: colony, protec-torate, sphere of influence, and economic imperialism.