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42 Cards in this Set
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The takeover of a country or territory by a stronger nation with the intent of dominating the political, economic, and social life of the people
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imperialism
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The belief that one race is superior to others
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racism
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Theory of “survival of the fittest"
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Social Darwinism
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Armed struggle over South Africa
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Boer war
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Meeting of 14 European nations in 1884–85 to determine rules for dividing Africa
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Berlin conference
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A Zulu chief who used highly disciplined warriors and good military organization to create a centralized state in South Africa
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shaka
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Dutch settlers who took over Africans’ land and established farms in South Africa
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Boers
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Group of people who traveled into Africa to promote Christianity
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Missionaries
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. Monarch who commissioned reporter Henry Stanley to obtain land in the Congo in his name
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Leopold II of Belgium
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Factor that made it easier for Europeans to colonize Africa
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Invention of the steam engine
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Colonial power who won control of the Union of South Africa in 1902
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Britain
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Disease that hampered European efforts to colonize Africa
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malaria
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A Ethiopian leader who used skill in diplomacy and war tactics to defeat the Italians.
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Menelik II
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managed to maintain the independence of Ethiopia by exploiting imperialistic rivalries between European nations and by building up a modern arsenal that helped his forces defeat an Italian army.
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Menelik II
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The main difference between European colonies and protectorates in Africa had to do with their …
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Governments
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. The European policy of paternalism reflected the belief that Africans should be…
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watch over and taken care of.
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The policy of assimilation in Africa was adapted and then largely abandoned by ..
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he managed to maintain his nation’s independence.
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Indirect rule…
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relied on existing political rulers in the colonies.
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The single exception of __BLANK__ all resistance movements were defeated by the Europeans.
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Ethiopia
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An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products is called
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Geopolitics
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All of these factors contributed to the weakening of the Ottoman Empire except
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Waves of disease
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What aspect of the Ottoman Empire appealed most to world powers?
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its access to the Atlantic sea trade
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The Crimean War was fought between…
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Russia and the Ottoman Empire
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The “Great Game” refers to…
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the contest between Britain and Russia over Muslim lands in Central Asia.
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. The leader of Egypt who began reforms to modernize its military and economy was…
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Muhammad Ali.
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The Suez Canal connected...
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the Red Sea and the Mediterranean
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. Persia’s granting concessions to Western businesses there led to…
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the development of its oil fields.
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The term Raj is used to refer to the period of Indian history during which India was…
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dominated by Britain.
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they sepoys were...
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indian soldiers
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All of the following were causes of the Sepoy Mutiny except…
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Famine
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One result of the Sepoy Mutiny was that …
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the British government tightened its control over India
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According to Ram Mohun Roy, in order to successfully move towards independence, Indians had to…
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change some of their cultural and religious practices.
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ruler who began modernization of Siam and prevented colonization
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. King Mongkut
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Filipino nationalist leader defeated by U.S. forces
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Emilio Aguinaldo
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Hawaiian queen who hoped to increase political power of Hawaiians at expense of wealthy American planters; removed from power by efforts of American businessmen
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Liliuokalani
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what were the causes of imperialism in africa
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Social-spread religion ex. white mans burden poem, economic-extracting natural resources, geostratigic, geopolitical- so no one else can control land, trade, resources.
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describe how the US came to annex Hawaii
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geostrategic location.
Americans established sugar-cane plantations and became so successful that they importer laborers from China, Japan, and Portugal -mid-19th century, Hawaii wealthy from sugar -1890, McKinley Tariff Act passed by US gov't set off a crisis on islands..eliminated the tariffs on all sugar entering the US; sugar no longer cheaper than sugar from somewhere else ; some businessmen wanted to annex Hawaii into the US, making money for the US.. -1894- Dole, plantation owner, named president of Republic of Hawaii; acted on findings of a commission sent to islands.. refused annexation -1898..Republic of Hawaii was annexed by US |
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At first India was treasured by the British more for its potential than actual profit. The Industrial Revolution made India a major supplier of raw materials for Britain's workshop. "jewel in the crown" because the most valuable of all of Britain's colonies
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"jewel in the Crown"
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What were the positive and negative effects of British rule in India?
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-world's third largest railroad; enabled India to develop a modern economy and brought unity to connected regions -road network, telephone, telegraph lines, dams, bridges, irrigation canals allowed modernization -sanitation and public health -schools and colleges founded ...literacy increased - troops cleared central India of bandits and put end to local warfare among local rulers Neg: -British held political and economic power.. -restricted Indian-owned industries such as cotton textiles -emphasis on cash crops, loss of self sufficiency for villagers -conversion of cash crops, reduced food production causing famines later 1800s -British adopted a hands-off policy with religious and social customs -increased presence of missionaries and racist attitude threatened Indian traditional life |
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How did Siam manage to remain independent when other countries in the region were colonized?
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it lay between Burma and French Indochina; France and Britain both wanted to prevent the other from gaining control of Siam; Siamese kings skillfully promoted Siam as neutral zone between two powers
-modernized itself by establishing schools, legal system, reorganized gov't, ended slavery, built railroads and telegraphs |
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What incident sparked the Sepoy Mutiny AND why did the mutiny ultimately fail?
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The Britich put cow and pig fat on the ammo which the sepoys needed to bite to use. The British were the most advanced in military that time.
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white mans burden
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cause of imperialism where the white man saw it as their duty to bring culture to barbarians.
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