WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Sphere of Influence – an area in which an outside power claims exclusive investment or trading privileges. 4. Economic Imperialism – independent but less developed nations controlled by private business interests rather than by other governments.

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: -Imperialism. Imperialism occurs when a strong nation takes over a weaker nation or region and dominates its economic, political, or cultural life. This type of foreign policy was practiced by European nations and Japan throughout the 1800s and early 1900s.

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.

Detailed explanation-5: -Which of the following BEST defines “sphere of influence"? An area within which the political and economic interests of one nation are more important than those of other nations.