Imperialism Quiz 2 Flashcards
Is the process by which an individual or minority’s group loses its original culture when absorbed into another culture
Assimilation
A country/territory is governed internally by foreign power (direct)
Colony
A country/territory is governed by its own leaders but is under the power of an outside power (indirect) also known as a “puppet state”
Protectorate
A country/territory where the foreign power has exclusive trading rights (indirect)
Sphere of influence
A country/territory is controlled by private business rather than a government
Economic imperialism
East African rebellion; magic water would protect them against German bullets.
Maji Maji
One of the African countries that resisted European imperialism; resistance led by king Menelik II - obtained modern weapons and defeated the Italians
Ethiopia
One of the African countries that resisted European imperialism; protected by the USA ex-slaves colony.
Liberia
Had controlled this region for 300 years; it’s power was on the decline.
Ottoman Empire
An interest in the taking of the land for its strategic location or products
Geopolitics
Strategic location “crossroads of the world” - connected Europe/Asia/Africa. Whoever got it would control much of the worlds trade.
Middle East (Crossroads)
War in 1854 (Black Sea) - fought to control the Middle East; between the Russian and the Ottomans. Russia was defeated.
Crimean War
Pioneered to the first women’s nursing corps “Lady with the lamp”
Florence Nightingale
Ruler decides to modernize country and build a canal for trade.
Muhammad Ali
Canal connected to the Red Se to the Mediterranean Sea. Becomes the “Lifeline of the British Empire” (major trade highway).
Suez Canal
