British Empire History Test

• Empire


  A group of countries ruled over by a single monarch or ruling power. An empire doesn't need an emperor.
• Colony


  A country or area under the control of another country.
• Imperialism


  A policy of extending a country's power through colonisation, use of military force, or other means.
• Colonisation


  The action of taking control of an area/country and its people.
• Colonialism


  When a powerful country (e.g. Britain) directly controls less powerful countries and uses its resources to increase its own power and wealth.
• The first parts of the British Empire were North America and the smaller islands of the Caribbean and the establishment of joint-stock companies, most notably the East India Company
• The second part of the British empire included Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria and large areas of southern Africa