Vocabulary 03-13-17

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Imperialism

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a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force."the struggle against imperialism"

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Neo-imperialeism

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New Imperialism or Neo-imperialism was a period of colonial expansion by European powers, the United States, and the Empire of Japan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The period is distinguished by an unprecedented pursuit of overseas territorial acquisitions.

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King leopoid II OF EUROPE

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Leopold II was the second King of the Belgians, known for the founding and exploitation of the Congo Free State as a private venture. Born in Brussels as the second son of Leopold I and Louise of Orléans.

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Scramble for africa

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The "Scramble for Africa" was the invasion, occupation, division, colonization and annexation of African territory by European powers during the period of New Imperialism, between 1881 and 1914. It is also called the Partition of Africa and the Conquest of Africa.

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Berlin conference

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The Berlin Conference of 1884–85, also known as the Congo Conference (German: Kongokonferenz) or West Africa Conference (Westafrika-Konferenz), regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period, and coincided with Germany's sudden emergence as an imperial power.

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Shaka

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The "shaka" sign is a common greeting in the Hawaiian culture, subsequently also used in surfer culture, and used as a sign of public school pride. The shaka sign, sometimes known as "hang loose", is a gesture of friendly intent often associated with Hawaii, surf culture, and public school pride.

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Asante kindom

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A region and former kingdom of western Africa in present-day central Ghana. The powerful Ashanti confederation of states, formed in the late 17th century, was defeated by the British in 1896 and annexed to the British Gold Coast colony in 1901.

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Cecil rhodes

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Cecil John Rhodes PC (5 July 1853 – 26 March 1902) was a British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa, who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896. ... South Africa's Rhodes University is also named after him.

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The mahdi annex

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The Shadow of the Dalai Lama – Annex: Critical Forum Kalachakra .... Islam) as opponents of Buddhism: " Adam, Enoch, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, the White-Clad one [Mani], Muhammad and Mathani [the ...

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Protectorate

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a state that is controlled and protected by another.

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Indirect rule

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system of government of one nation by another in which the governed people retain certain administrative, legal, and other powers.

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Federation indochina

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an area in SE Asia, formerly a French colonial federation including Cochin-China, the protectorates of Annam, Cambodia, Tonkin, and Laos, and the leased territory of Kwangchowan: now comprising the three independent states of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Capital: Hanoi. Expand. Compare Indochina.

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Colonialist

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characteristic of or involving the practice of gaining political control over other countries and occupying them with settlers.

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Explotation

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the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.

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Menelik ii

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Emperor Menelik II GCB, GCMG, baptized as Sahle Maryam, was Negus of Shewa, then Emperor of Ethiopia from 1889 to his death.

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Sphere of influence

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a country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority.

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Settlement colonies

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A settlement is a direct outcome of colonialism. There are two different types of colonies: settler, or settlement colonies; and colonies of occupation. The main difference between the two is that settlers stay permanently in settlement colonies.

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Dependent colonies

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pronunciation: dih pen dihnt ka l ni. part of speech: noun. definition: colony in which a majority native population is ruled by a small number of representatives from the controlling nation.

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Dependent chulalongiron

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pronunciation: dih pen dihnt ka l ni. part of speech: noun. definition: colony in which a majority native population is ruled by a small number of representatives from the controlling nation.

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King chulalongion

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Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poraminthra Maha Chulalongkorn Phra Chunla Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua, or Rama V, was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri. He was known to the Siamese of his time as Phra Phuttha Chao Luang.

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Assimilation

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the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas.

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Panama canal

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The Panama Canal is an artificial 48-mile waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a key conduit for international maritime trade.

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White man's burden

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The White Man's Burden: The United States and the Philippine Islands", by Rudyard Kipling, is a poem about the Philippine–American War, which invites the U.S. to assume colonial control of that country

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Missionary

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a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country.

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Meiji restoration

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The Meiji Restoration (明治維新 Meiji Ishin ?), also known as the Meiji Ishin, Renovation, Revolution, Reform, or Renewal, was an event of change that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji.

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Samoa

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Samoa is an country comprising the westernmost group of the Samoan Islands, in Polynesia. Many of its islands have reef-bordered beaches and rugged, rainforested interiors with gorges and waterfalls. The islands include Upolu, home to most of Samoa's population, and Savai'i, one of the largest

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Guam

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from Chamorro Guahan, said to mean literally "what we have." Guam in Culture Expand. Guam [(gwahm)] A self-governing island territory of the United States, located in the western Pacific Ocean. With important naval and air bases, Guam is an American military bastion in the Pacific.

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Spanish american war

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Spanish-American War definition. A war between Spain and the United States, fought in 1898. The war began as an intervention by the United States on behalf of Cuba. ... The United States acquired Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines in the war and gained temporary control over Cuba.

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Sino-japanese war

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the war (1894–95) between China and Japan over the control of Korea that resulted in the nominal independence of Korea and the Chinese cession to Japan of Formosa and the Pescadores. 2. the war that began in 1937 as a Japanese invasion of China and ended with the World War II defeat of Japan in 1945.

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Treaty of shimomnoseki

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The Treaty of Shimonoseki was a treaty signed at the Shunpanrō hall, Shimonoseki, Japan on April 17, 1895, between the Empire of Japan and the Qing Empire, ending the First Sino-Japanese War.

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Mumbai

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Mumbai (formerly called Bombay) is a densely populated city on India’s west coast. A financial center, it's India's largest city. On the Mumbai Harbour waterfront stands the iconic Gateway of India stone arch, built by the British Raj in 1924. Offshore, nearby Elephanta Island holds ancient cave temples dedicated to the Hindu

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Bombay

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Mumbai (formerly called Bombay) is a densely populated city on India’s west coast. A financial center, it's India's largest city. On the Mumbai Harbour waterfront stands the iconic Gateway of India stone arch, built by the British Raj in 1924. Offshore, nearby Elephanta Island holds ancient cave temples dedicated to the Hindu…

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Russo-japanese war

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The Russo-Japanese War was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea.

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Dutch east indies

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The Dutch East Indies was a Dutch colony. It was formed from the nationalised colonies of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Dutch government in 1800.

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Treaty of nanjing

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The Treaty of Nanking or Nanjing was a peace treaty which ended the First Opium War (1839–42) between the United Kingdom and the Qing dynasty of China on 29 August 1842. It was the first of what the Chinese later called the unequal treaties on the ground that Britain had no obligations in return.

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Opium war

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Opium War definition, a war between Great Britain and China that began in 1839 as a conflict over the opium trade and ended in 1842 with the Chinese cession of Hong Kong to the British, the opening of five Chinese

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The taiping rebellion

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The Taiping Rebellion or Taiping Civil War was a massive rebellion or civil war in China that lasted from 1850 to 1864 fought between the established Manchu-led Qing dynasty and the millenarian movement of the Heavenly Kingdom of Peace.

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Open door policy

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The Open Door Policy is a term in foreign affairs initially used to refer to the United States policy established in the late 19th century and the early 20th century, as enunciated in Secretary of State John Hay's Open Door Note, dated September 6, 1899 and dispatched to the major European powers.

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Self-strngthening movement

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The Self-Strengthening Movement (Chinese: 洋務運動/自強運動/同治維新), c. 1861 – 1895, was a period of institutional reforms initiated in China during the late Qing dynasty following a series of military defeats and concessions to foreign powers.

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Express ci xi

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Empress Dowager Cixi, of the Manchu Yehenara clan, was a Chinese empress dowager and regent who effectively controlled the Chinese government in the late Qing dynasty for 47 years from 1861 until her death in 1908.

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Boxer rebellion

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Rammmohun roy

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Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of the Brahmo Sabha movement in 1828, which engendered the Brahmo Samaj, an influential socio-religious reform movement.

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Socialism

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a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.

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Comunism

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an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.