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21 Cards in this Set
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The returning of people to a homeland
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repatration
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the policy of treating people as though they were unable to manage their own affairs
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Paternalism
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The policy of allowing local chiefs to handle community affairs under the direction of a colonial official
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Indirect rule
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government officials (usually European) had complete control over the African
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Direct rule
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The treatment of a group of people due to another groups superior attitude.
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Ethnic inequality
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What is a suttee
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When a wife throws herself on her husbands funeral pyre.
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What brought about the Sepoy rebellion?
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The English imposed on the Indians
1. overseas travel 2. used pig and cow grease for packaging 3. Outlawed suttee 4. women could remarry |
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Explain why the Europeans and Indians had so many conflicts
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Indians were treated as if they were not as good as the English. Also the English passed laws that outlawed certain Hindu practices.
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Explain the part that opium played into the history of Chinese and European conflicts
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There was a trade imbalance.
Britain outlawed opium, but continued to import it to China. Chinese tried to stop the import and war broke out. |
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Explain the part that Russia played into the imperialist attitude of Japan.
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Russia wanted part of China.
Russia wanted a warm water port. Japan wanted Russia to recognize thier control of Korea. |
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Name two land areas that Germany gained in the Franco/Prussian war and how did conflict over these lands lead to later wars?
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Alsace/ Lorraine
These areas had coal and heavy industry. France and Germany both wanted it. |
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Imperialism had a tremendous effect in this era. Explain imperialism and name a country that practiced imperialism.
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control of one country over another in politics, economics, and government. Britain took over India.
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By 1890 there was a 1 plus and 1 countries in Aftica still independent. Name them
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Ethopia and Sierra Leone
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Many imperialistic countries practice 2 types of rule in Africa. Explain the 2 types of rule and why they were used in the areas they were.
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Direct rule and indirect rule
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18th century Britain and the United States tried to pursue a practice of Repatriation. Explain this practice and why did it largely fail.
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Countries returned slaves back to Africa. It failed because of lack of support.
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The social domination of a country is a part of imperialism. How did many European nations practice this area of domination.
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They tried to change everyone in the countries that they conquered to their religion.
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Germany entered imperialism late. Why and what did Otto do to get Germany included in the imperialism of Africa.
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At the Berlin conference, Otto wanted Germany to get its share of Africa.
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What spurred the Taiping Rebellion? What reforms did they make? What was the result?
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A teacher led a rebellion in China who wanted to modernize the country. The fight lasted 14 years and 20-30 million people died. The rebellion failed.
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Why did the Chinese refer to themselves as the "Middle Kingdon?"
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The felt that they were superior and the world revolved around them.
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Explain how the treaty of Nanking cam about. What was the result.
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After the Opium war, Britain made China pay lots of money back to them. They also forced them to open ports to them.
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Explain the impact of the Meiji?
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It started the modernization Japan so that it became a world power.
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