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imperialism
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the domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region
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protectorate
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a region in which a local ruler was left in place but expected to follow the advice of European advisors on issues such as trade or missionary activity
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sphere of influence
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an area in which an outside power claimed exclusive investment or trading privileges
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Usman dan Fodia
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scholar who inspired resistance against corruption and European control, began an Islamic revival in northern Nigeria
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Shaka
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military leader of the Zulu who united his people, setting off a series of wars in southern Africa
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paternalistic
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governing a country as a father would a child
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David Livingstone
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an African explorer and missionary who hoped to open the African interior to trade and Christianity to end slavery
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Henry Stanley
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American journalist who trekked across Africa and "found" Dr. Livingstone in 1871
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King Leopold II
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king of Belgium who set off a scramble among European powers for African colonies in the late 1800s
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Boer War
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1899-1902 the British defeated Dutch Boers in South Africa
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Samori Toure
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leader of forces fighting the French in West Africa
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Yaa Asanewaa
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queen of the Asante who led her people's battle against the British in West Africa
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Nehanda
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woman who led the Shona of Zimbabwe against the British until her capture and execution
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Menelik II
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reforming leader who tried to modernize Ethiopia, allowing it to avoid colonial takeover
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elite
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upper class
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Muhammad Ahmad
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a sudanese man who announced he was the Mahdi, setting off resistance to British expansion in northern Africa
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Mahdi
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a Muslim savior of the faith
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pasha
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provincial ruler in the Ottoman empire
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sultan
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a muslim ruler
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genocide
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a deliberate attempt to destroy a cultural, racial, or political group
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Muhammad Ali
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father of modern Egypt; expanded cotton production, encouraged development, increses participation in world trade, and invited Western military experts to Egypt to help build a well-trained, modern army
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concession
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special right given to a foreign power, such as the right to drill for oil or export minerals
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sati
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Hindu custom that called for a widow to join her husband in death by throwing herself on his funeral fire
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sepoy
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Indian soldier hired by the British East India company, sepoys rebelled in 1857
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viceroy
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British official who ruled in India in the name of the queen
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deforestation
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the destruction of forest land
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Ram Mohun Roy
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Indian reformer who founded Hindu University in Calcutta; sought to reform but not replace Indian culture
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purdah
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the isolation of women into separate quarters
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balance of trade
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the difference between how much a country imports and how much it exports
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trade surplus
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situation in which a country exports more than it imports
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trade deficit
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situation in which a country imports more than it exports
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Opium war
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a war that took place in 1839 when China outlawed opium and clashed with British merchants selling it in China, British gunboats easily defeated the Chinese
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indemnity
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payment for losses in a war
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extraterritoriality
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the right of foreigners to be protected by the laws of their own nation
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Taiping Rebellion
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a massive peasant uprising against corruption in the Qing dynast; between 1850 and 1864, 20 to 30 million may have perished
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Sino-Japanese War
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the 1894 war in which Japan took Taiwan
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open door policy
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the 1899 US policy demanding open trade in China
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Guang Xu
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the young emperor who attempted to bring reform to the Qing dynasty
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Boxer Uprising
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anti-foreign movement in China from 1898-1900
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Sun Yixian
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named first president of the new Chinese republic in 1911
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