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22 Cards in this Set
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IMPERIALISM |
A POLICY IN WHICH A STRONG NATION SEEKS TO DOMINATE OTHER COUNTRIES POLITICALLY, ECONOMICALLY, OR SOCIALLY |
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RACISM |
THE BELIEF THAT ONE RACE IS SUPERIOR TO OTHERS |
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SOCIAL DARWINISM |
THE APPLICATION OF CHARLES DARWIN'S IDEAS ABOUT EVOLUTION AND "SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST" TO HUMAN SOCIETIES--PARTICULARLY AS JUSTIFICATION FOR IMPERIALIST EXPANSION |
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SHAKA |
ZULU CHIEF WHO USED HIGHLY DISCIPLINED WARRIORS AND GOOD MILITARY ORGANIZATION TO CREATE A LARGE CENTRALIZED STATE |
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BOER |
A DUTCH COLONIST IN SOUTH AFRICA |
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BOER WAR |
A CONFLICT, LASTING FROM 1899-1902, IN WHICH THE BOERS AND THE BRITISH FOUGHT FOR CONTROL OF TERRITORY IN SOUTH AFRICA |
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PATERNALISM |
A POLICY OF TREATING SUBJECT PEOPLE AS IF THEY WERE CHILDREN, PROVIDING FOR THEIR NEEDS BUT NOT GIVING THEM RIGHTS |
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ASSIMILATION |
A POLICY IN WHICH A NATION FORCES OR ENCOURAGES A SUBJECT PEOPLE TO ADOPT ITS INSTITUTIONS AND CUSTOMS |
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MENELIK II |
EMPEROR OF ETHIOPIA, THE ONLY AFRICAN NATION THAT SUCCESSFULLY RESISTED THE EUROPEANS |
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GEOPOLITICS |
A FOREIGN POLICY BASED ON CONSIDERATION OF THE STRATEGIC LOCATIONS OR PRODUCTS OF OTHER LANDS |
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CRIMEAN WAR |
A CONFLICT, LASTING FROM 1853-1856, IN WHICH THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE, WITH THE AID OF BRITAIN AND FRANCE, HALTED RUSSIAN EXPANSION IN THE REGION OF THE BLACK SEA |
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SUEZ CANAL |
A HUMAN-MADE WATERWAY, WHICH WAS OPENED IN 1869, CONNECTING THE RED SEA AND THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA |
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SEPOY |
AN INDIAN SOLDIER SERVING UNDER BRITISH COMMAND |
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"JEWEL IN THE CROWN" |
THE BRITISH COLONY OF INDIA--SO CALLED BECAUSE OF ITS IMPORTANCE IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE, BOTH AS A SUPPLIER OF RAW MATERIALS AND AS A MARKET FOR BRITISH TRADE GOODS |
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SEPOY MUTINY |
AN 1857 REBELLION OF HINDU AND MUSLIM SOLDIERS AGAINST THE BRITISH IN INDIA |
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RAJ |
BRITISH RULE AFTER INDIA CAME UNDER THE BRITISH CROWN DURING THE REIGN OF QUEEN VICTORIA |
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PACIFIC RIM |
THE LANDS SURROUNDING THE PACIFIC OCEAN--ESPECIALLY THOSE IN ASIA |
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KING MONGKUT |
KING OF SIAM (MODERN DAY THAILAND) WHO GUIDED THE COUNTRY DURING ITS MODERNIZATION |
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EMILIO AGUINALDO |
LEADER OF THE FILIPINO NATIONALISTS |
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ANNEXATION |
THE ADDING OF A REGION TO THE TERRITORY OF AN EXISTING POLITICAL UNIT |
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QUEEN LILIUOKALANI |
HAWAIIAN RULER, CALLED FOR A NEW CONSTITUTION THAT WOULD INCREASE HER POWER AND RESTORE THE POLITICAL POWER OF HAWAIIANS AT THE EXPENSE OF WEALTHY PLANTERS |
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BERLIN CONFERENCE |
A MEETING (1884-1885) AT WHICH REPRESENTATIVES OF EUROPEAN NATIONS AGREED UPON RULES FOR THE EUROPEAN COLONIZATION OF AFRICA |
