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18 Cards in this Set
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economic imperialism |
Imperialism for economic reasons |
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Direct vs Indirect Rule |
allowing self government in a colony vs directly ruling colony |
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Cecil Rhodes |
Wanted full British influence in Africa and the rest of the world |
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Belgian Congo |
Congo in Middle Africa where the Belgians went in for rubber |
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Social Darwinsim |
Idea that poor should die off and the rich should thrive and prosper |
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White Mans Burden |
Idea that the whites are a superior race and should bring western influence upon the natives |
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Berlin Conference |
Conference called by Bismarck to decide who should get Africa |
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Imperialism in China/Opium War |
British were dealing Opium in China, which Chinese didn't like. War broke out with English victory, could not spread western influence in open Chinese market |
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Sun Yat Sen |
Chinese revolutionary, first president of Republic of China |
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Boxer Rebellion |
Chinese nationalist want to drive out all western influence, put down by the powers of the world |
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British Raj/Sepoy Rebellion |
Indian army working for British, rebelled but put down by British |
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Ghandi |
Educated Indian that put together organized parties against British rule |
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Russian Imperialisn |
Wanted Korea, lost to Japan |
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American Imperalism |
Hawaii, Phillipines, Somoa islands, markets in China |
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Bismarckian System |
France, GB, Russia vs Germany, Austria, Italy |
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Japan |
Imperalism in terms of trade, industrialized Japan and made them a major power within 50 yrs |
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Conflict in Balkans |
States wants independence from OE, creates tension between Russia and Germany/Austria |
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Kaiser Wilhem |
Dismissed Bismarck and Russian alliance |
