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12 Cards in this Set
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ALGECIRAS CONFERENCE
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backfired on Germany over issues of Morocco crisis
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IMPERIALISM
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one who dominates the political, social, &economic life of another
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BELGIAN CONGO
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Leopold II at Belgium under Berlin Act; violated agreement &stripped the country of its resources
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BOER WAR
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English vs. Dutch settlers in S. Africa; England won; showed that England tactics werent good
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EAST INDIA COMPANY
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Dutch trading company worried about colinizing the world
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CONGRESS OF BERLIN
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assembly of representatives of Germany, Russia, Hungary, Britain, Italy, France, &Ottoman empire; led by Bismarck; reorganize conditions in Balkans
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FASHODA INCIDENT
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conflict in Africa between France &Britain
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CECIL ROHDES
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played major political &economic role in colonial South Africa; financier; statesman; empire builder; imperialistic
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PROTECTORATE
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relationship between 2 states; stronger state guarantees to protect weaker state from aggression in return for full/partial control of its domestic/forgein affairs
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SPHERE OF INFLUENCE
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claim by a state to exclusive or predominant control over a forgein area or territory
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THE WHITE MAN'S BURDEN
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Kipling's poem; criticized imperialism
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HEART OF DARKNESS
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Conrad's story; reflects his physical &psychological shock when he worked in Belgian Congo
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