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as late as 1880 Europeans controlled only
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10 % of the continents land
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the seizure of a country or territory by a stronger country
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imperialism
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introduction of this in early 1800s allowed europeans to conduct expetion into interior of Africa
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steam powered river boats
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how long were africans able to keep European out of africa
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400 years
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traveled with a group of africans deep into central africa to promote Christianity
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David Livingston
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hired to find Livingston
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Henry Stanley
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in 1871 after finding Livingston the famous greeting of
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"dr Livingston, i presume?"
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stanely set out to explore africa himself and trace the course of
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congo river
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king of Belgium
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king leopold II
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leopold claims primary motive of in establishing the colony was to
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abolish the slave trade and promote chtistainty
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leopold licensed companies that
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brutally exploited africans by forcing them to collect sap from rubber plants
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the belief that one race is superior to others
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racism
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idea about evolution and survival of the fittest to human societies particularly as justication for imperialist expansion
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social Darwinism
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the perfection of this medicine in 1829 protected europeans from becoming infected with malaria
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quinnine
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in 1884-85 14 European nations met at
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Berlin conference
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by 1914 the only places free of european control
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Liberia and Ethiopia
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major source of great wealth in Africa was
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continent's rich mineral resources
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he used highly disciplined warriors and good military organization to create a large centralized state.
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shaka
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zulu king
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cetshwayo
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zulus lost battle of
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ulundi
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dutch colonist in south africa
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Boer
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why did several thousand boers began to move north
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escape the British
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boer war was between
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British and boers
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the british imprisoned women and children in
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disease ridden concentration camps
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who won the boer war in 1910
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Britain
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to establish control of an area europeans used different techniques
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colony,protectorate,sphere of influence, economic imperialism
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relied on exsisting political rulers
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indirect control
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preferred indirect control
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britain and united states
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weilded on a more direct control
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France and most other European nations
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a policy of treating subject people as if they were children, providing for their needs but not giving them rights
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paternalism
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the adoption of a conqueror culture by a conquered people. a policy in which a nation forces or encourages a subject people to adopt its institutes and customs
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assimilation
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resistance movement in west africa led by
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samori toure
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uprising where the belief arose that magic water sprinkled on their bodies would turn German bullets into water
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maji maji rebellion
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only African nation that successfully resisted europeans
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ehtotpia
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emperor of ethiopia
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menelik II
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david Livingston found on the
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shores of Tanganyika
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henry stanely signed treaties with local cheifs of the congo river valley that gave
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king leopold II of Belgium control of lands
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singapore,indochina, Philippines part of
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Pacific rim
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last monarch of hawaii
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queen liliuokani
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main reason for crimean war
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russia wanted land on the black sea to gain access to the Mediterranean
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why was India called the jewel in the crown
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most valuable of all of Britain's colonies
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how did Europeans use paternalism to govern people in colonies
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they provided for colonial peoples needs but did not give them full rights
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what happened as a result of the Berlin conference
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European divided africa into colonies without consulting african leaders
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why did some u.s. business leaders want the u.s. to annex hawaii
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sugar could be sold for higher profits
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what caused low food supplies in Africa durin European colonization
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Europeans insisted on thr growth of cash crops
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which leaders used modernization to keep their countries independent
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muhammad Ali and king mongkut
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what set the stage for Vietnamese resistance against the French
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peasants had less rice to eat because the french exported most of it
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goal of indirect control
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development of future leaders
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which country won thr Crimean war
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England and France
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by 1907 which two countries agreed to share spheres of influence in Persia
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russia and Britain
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idian soldiers
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sepoys
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sepoy mutiny caused by
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insensitive by the British to Islam and hindu belief
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father of modern India
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ram mohun roy
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where did maji maji rebellion take place
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east Africa
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chinese port British annexed
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singapore
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a foreign policy based on a consideration of the strategic location or products of a land
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geopolitics
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distance between Britain and most distant colony
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14,000 miles
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distance between Britain and south american colony
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4,600 miles
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