Question

imperialism test review;
directions: define the following key terms in your own words.
part i: japan:

1. imperialism

1. archipelago

1. shogun

1. daimyo

1. samurai

Explanation:

1. Imperialism

Imperialism is a policy where a powerful nation extends its control (through colonization, economic dominance, or political influence) over other territories or weaker nations to gain resources, power, or prestige. In Japan’s context, it involved expanding into regions like Korea and parts of Asia in the late 19th/early 20th century.

An archipelago is a group of islands clustered together in a body of water. Japan is an archipelago, consisting of islands like Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku, separated by seas but geographically close.

In feudal Japan, a shogun was a military leader who held actual political power (while the emperor was more symbolic). Shoguns ruled through a shogunate, controlling the daimyo and governing the country, like the Tokugawa shoguns who ruled for centuries.

Answer:

A policy of a powerful nation (like Japan in its expansion era) extending control (via colonization, economic/political means) over weaker territories/nations to gain resources, power, or prestige.

2. Archipelago