ch 11&12 Flashcards

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imperialism

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seizure of a country or territory by a stronger country

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2
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racism

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The belief that one race is superior to others

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3
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Social Darwinism

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ideas about evolution and “survival of the fittest” were applied to human society.

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4
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Berlin Conference

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1884–85 to lay down rules for the division of Africa.

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5
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Shaka

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Zulu chief that used highly disciplined warriors and good military organization to create a large centralized state

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6
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Boers

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Dutch farmers

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7
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Paternalism

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Europeans governed people in a parental way by providing for their needs but not giving them rights.
-The French and other European powers used this

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8
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Menelik II

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emperor of Ethiopia and successfully played Italians, French, and British against each other

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9
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Geopolitics

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(ottoman empire) an interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products

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10
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Crimean War

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In 1853, war broke out between the Russians and the Ottomans to gain control over the Black Sea
-Britain and France later joined the war on the ottoman side to prevent the Russians from winning
-Russia was defeated
-(& first war women were allowed to join)

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11
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Muhammad Ali

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Father of modern Egypt
Muhammad Ali –> Isma’il

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Suez Canal

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human-made waterway that connected the Red Sea to the Mediterranean
Isma’il supported the construction

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13
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Sepoys

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Indian soldiers

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14
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“jewel in the crown”

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British talking about India
-valuable

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15
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Sepoy Mutiny

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fighting between the British and the Sepoys

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16
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Opium War

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Fought between the British and the Chinese because British wouldn’t stop selling opium to China people were getting too addicted.
-British won the War
-Treaty of Nanjing (gave Britain the island of Hong Kong)

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17
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Taiping Rebellion

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Hong Xiuquan
all Chinese people would share China’s vast wealth and
no one would live in poverty.
taiping, meaning “great peace.”

18
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sphere of influence

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an area in which the foreign nation controlled trade and investment.

19
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Boxer Rebellion

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Boxers = Poor peasants and workers who hated the new reforms Society of
-Righteous and Harmonious Fists
-Was effective and caused CHina to try and make changes in government

20
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U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry

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Sailed to Tokyo to deliver a letter from Millard Fillmore to allow free trade between the
United States and Japan.

21
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Treaty of Kanagawa

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Japan opened two ports at which U.S. ships could take on supplies.

22
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Meiji era

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Mutsuhito’s reign

23
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Russo-Japanese War

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Japan launched a surprise attack on Russian ships
Theodore Roosevelt helped draft the Treaty of Portsmouth

24
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Motives for Imperialism

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ECONOMIC
EXPLORATORY
POLITICAL
IDEOLOGICAL
RELIGIOUS

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Assimilation
two groups meet and the weaker adopt all the culture of the stronger.
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Amalgamation
groups come together and create a unique culture
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Accommodation
two groups come together and the stay seperate to maintain their own culture
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Annihilation
group destroys weaker group
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Rudyard Kipling
“White Man’s Burden”
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King Leopold II
congo
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Boer War
Boer - dutch farmer British Army fought a bitter colonial war against the Boers in South Africa.
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Geopolitics
politics as influenced by geographical factors
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Sino-Japanese War
War of Resistance military conflict Republic of China and the Empire of Japan
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Central Powers/Allied Powers
allied powers - United Kingdom, France, Russia, Italy, Japan, and the United States central powers - Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria
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Congress of Vienna
Klemens von Metternich- Three Goals (Containment of France, Balance of Power, Legitimacy)
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Battle of Trafalgar
British vs. french and Spanish; Britain won sea dominace
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Battle of Waterloo
Napoleon's forces were defeated by the Prussians and the British
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Thomas Hobbes
absolute monarchy
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John Locke
democracy
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a policy that let owners of industry set working conditions without government interference
Laissez - faire