Matching definition to word * * words: 1. protectorate 2.sphere of influence 3.direct rule 4.indirect rule 5.concession definitions: a. local rulers stayed in power under european "guidance" b. country with its own government but under the control of another outside power c. officials were sent to govern a colony from the ruling country d. special economic rights given to a foreign power after war e. area in which an outside power claims exclusive investment rights.