Imperialism Flashcards
(18 cards)
What nation industrialized first
England
What did imperialist claim to be their mission when they invaded foreign territories
To civilize natives
What religion did emperor list want everyone to convert to?
Christian
What disease was common in African territories?
Malria
What medication was used to cure malaria
Quinine
What were two newly developed modes of transportation that helped mobilize slavery
Trains in steamboat
What does a seal rose begin mining in order to increase his wealth
Diamonds
What group of foreign settlers first occupied South Africa
The Dutch or Afrikaners 
Where were South African natives displaced to?
Reservations
Which African leader led, or Italian against the Boers
Shaka Zulu
Apartheid
A system of unequal racial seprating in a society
Boer
A South African person whose family originally from Netherlands
Conquest
The process of taking over the country by force or through war
Imperialism
A system of one country, taking control of another country, using force and diplomacy
Malaria
What is it that causes fever and chills that is spread through the bite of mosquitoes?
Sepoy
In the past a native of India employed by the British as a soldier
Shaka
Military leader, who founded the Zulu empire in southern Africa
Social Darwinism
The 19th century theory that held that society and groups of people are subject to the same laws of natural selection as animals and plants. It was used to justify racism and colonialism through its belief and racial superiority.
