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The seizure of a country or territory by a stronger country
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Imperialism
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Scottish missonary who traveled through Africa in the late 1860's and disappeared.
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David Livingstone
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The New York Herald hired him to travel to Africa to find Livingstone. "Dr. Livingstone I presume?"
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Henry Stanley
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2 things that kept Europeans out of Africa
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difficult rivers and African diseases (malaria)
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sent Stanley. Claimed that his reason for control was to abolish slave trade. His private army murilated people who would not harvest rubber.
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King Leopold II of Belgium
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5 factors supporting Imperialism
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Economic, Political, Religious, Exploratory, Idealogical
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First automatic machine gun
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Maxim
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Antimalaria drug
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quinine
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Division of Africa
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Gold, Diamonds
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14 European nations agreed to lay down rules for the division of Africa. No African ruler was invited.
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Berlin Conference
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Leader of the Zulu
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Shaka
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king Cetshwayo attacked British. Zulus won- huge defeat for Britsh
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battle of Isandwana
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occured the same day of battle of Isandwana. British won.
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Battle or Rorke's Drift
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Dutch farmers that had already settled in South Africa (Guerilla Warfare)
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Boers
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1 of the best generals of the 2nd Boer War
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General Koos De LA Ray
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Became an Anthem for Imperialism
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White Man's Burden
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Colonizing nation would provide protection but would not allow the people to have any say in gov't.
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Paternalism
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Writings saying it was Europeans duties to help lesser people.
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"White Man's Burden"
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Andvantages thst Europeans had when they colonized.
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Technology, superior weapons (maxim gub), established gov't, medicine, industrialized, $$
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4 Types of Imperialism
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Colony, Protectorate, Sphere of Influence, Economic Imperialism
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type of influence. Governed by a foreign power.
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Colony
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Type of influence.
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Has its own internal gov't.
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Type of Influence. Area where an outside power claims exclusive trading privileges.
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Sphere of Influrnce
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Independent but less develope; controleled by private business instead of other gov't s.
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Economic Imperialism
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Methods of Management Indirect Control
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Local govt official used, Limited self gov't, Goal: developfuture leaders, Gov't based on European sttles, but have local rules
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Methods of Management Dirext Control
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Foreign officials brouvbt in to rule, No self-gov't, Goal:Assimilation Paternalism, Gov't is based onlyon European styles
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"The Sick Man of Europe"
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Ottoman Empire (Turkey)
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Historically controlled eastern Meditteranen Sea
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Ottoman Empire
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strategic locations
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interest in or taking land for strategic locations or products
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Geopolitics
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Who saw a chance ro take control of the Meditteranen
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Europe
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Russian wanted warm water port where? so they invaded who?
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Black Sea, China
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Who allied against Russia?
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Britain, France, and Ottoman Empire
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First war with femalr army nurses (Florence Nightingale)
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Crimean War
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First Wsr with newspaper correspondents
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Crimean war
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Attempted to avoid European interference by military and economic reforms
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Egypt
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Built the Suez Canal
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Egypt
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Connected Red Sea to the Meditteranen Sea
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Suez Canal (1869)
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Reforms were e plosive, who came in to help?
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Britain
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"The Jewel in the Crown"
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India
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1757-1858 Contolled by British East India Company
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India
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Who had social hierarchy? and what was it?
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India, whites at top.. natives at bottom
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Indians were forced to provide raw materials and purchase British goods. The RRs were improved
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British transport trading goods.
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BEI Company rules India, Army is staffed by sepoys
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EI Company Dominates
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Indian soldiers
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sepoys
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1857-sepoy refused to accept cartridges on religious grounds. Britain imprisoned rebels. Rebellion exploded, spreas across India
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Sepoy Rebellion- 1857
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1st Impact of Rebellions
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Indirect Control (bei) -> Direct Contorol (raj)
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Refers to British rule over India
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raj
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2nd Impact of Rebellions
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British racism against natives increase. (Indians get tired of being second classed citizens in their own country)
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3rd Impact of the Rebellions
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Nationalism Increases
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native established what / a group of Indian leaders that eventually changed to what?
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Indian National Congress, Muslim League
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Who helps encourage end of British rule through non-violent methods?
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Ghandi
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India remained a colony until after what? And becane and Independent country when?
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WW2 , 1947
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Mathew Perry and a fleet of 4 warships landed where & why?
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Tokyo forcing Japan to open its ports and trade
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Remove the Shogun & restore the Emperor back to the throne, wrote a constitution. Officialy modernize, westernize, and make Japan an industrialized nation.
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Meiji Restoration
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War with China. japan defeated China and took contol of Korea and Manchuria to gain raw materials.
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Sino-Japanese War
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Meiji Restoration
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What was the impact of Sino-Japanese war?
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Japanese victory shocked the world . Japan industrialized more quickly than anyone had guessed. Japan proved itself a world class power it the race for empire.
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Britain fought to force China import opium
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Opium War (1839)
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more foreign involvement in China economy. Separate spheres of Influences for European nations.
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Internal Unrest
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Leaving China open to trade to all. Goal-keep European powers from controlling China.
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Open Door Policy
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Chinsee nationalists called "Boxers" wanted to end foreign influence. 300+ foreigners massacred. US & others sent troops to put down rebellion.
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Boxer Rebellion
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Reasons for US Expansion (Imperialism)
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Incease US "Sphere of Influence", Economic Growth (more natural resources, expand trade), National security (Protect US Interests abroad (navy)), Manifest Destiny
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US bought Alaska ffom Russia in 1867 "Sewards Folly" after Seward
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Annexation of Alaska
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Queen Liliuokalani Overthrown, The US annexed Hawaii (trade, military, PearlHarbor.. US navy base in Pacific)
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Annexation of Alaska
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US included the promise to "leave the gov't and control of Cuba to its people" at the end of the war.
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Teller admendment
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The letter angmgerend McKinley pushing him closer to war
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De Lome Letter
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