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New Imperialism Flashcards

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The last dynasty of imperial China

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Qing Dynasty

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Treaty resolving an 1842 war between Britain and China, giving Hong Kong to the British

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Treaty of Nanking

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A policy of equal trade without excessive tariffs for all nations within China

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Open Door Policy

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An early twentieth century rebellion in China against foreign influence

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Boxer Rebellion

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5
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The commodore who opened up Japan to American trade

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Matthew Perry

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A conflict that saw defeat for the Qing Dynasty and established the growing power of the Meiji Empire in Japan

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(First) Sino-Japanese War

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War waged over imperialist ambitions in Manchuria and Korea that saw a quick defeat for tsarist Russia

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Russo-Japanese War

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Egyptian nationalist who established the dynasty that would rule Egypt until 1952. Not great shakes at boxing.

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Muhammad Ali

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Egyptian Khedive who was did much to modernize his country but was removed from power in 1879

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Ismail Pasha

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10
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It connects the Mediterranean with the Red Sea

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Suez Canal

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British general who fought in the Mahdist War and was killed during the siege of Khartoum.

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“Chinese” Gordon

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12
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The prophesied redeemer of both Islam and the world

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Mahdi

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13
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Dutch farmers who settled in South Africa

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Boers

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Explorer whose expeditions led to French colonies in central Africa

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Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza

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Quintessential British imperialist who earned his fortune from the diamond trade.

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Cecil Rhodes

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Belgian King who autocratically ruled the Belgian free state

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Leopold II

17
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British explorer who sought for the source of the Nile. Last name not in fact “I presume”

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David Livingstone

18
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The man who found Livingstone

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Henry Stanley

19
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A Conference that gave the British powers free reign to divide up Africa among themselves

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Berlin Conference

20
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French proponent of colonialism

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Jules Ferry

21
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British field marshall who fought in both Egypt and the Boer republics

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Herbert Kitchener

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A notable victory for Kitchener’s forces that paved the way for British reconquest of Somalia and the end of the Mahdist rebellions

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Battle of Omdurman

23
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A colonial territory dispute between France and Britain that almost led to war in 1898

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Fashoda Incident

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A message of congratulations sent by Kaiser Wilhelm II to the Transvaal following the defeat of the Jameson Raid, souring Anglo-German relations

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Kruger Telegram

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The second of two wars with the same name, that saw Transvaal and the Orange Free State semi-incorporated into British colonies

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Boer War (1899-1902)

26
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British joint-stock company that played an important rule in regulating colonial trade

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British East India Company

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A revolt in India that led to the dissolution of the British East India Company and established the Crown’s control over India

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Sepoy Mutiny

28
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The British empire in India

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Raj

29
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Long-reigning British monarch of the House of Hanover who ruled during much of the 19th century

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Victoria

30
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Medicine used to treat malaria

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Quinine

31
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English author and economist who criticized imperialism

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J.A Hobson

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British author who criticized imperialism in “Heart of Darkness”

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Joseph Conrad

33
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The application of Darwinian principles to society. Popularized the phrase “survival of the fittest”

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Social Darwinism

34
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Two conflicts occurred over the sale of this destructive drug to the Chinese

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Opium Wars

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A privilege where a region is immune to the jurisdiction of local laws

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Extraterritoriality

36
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Regions within countries that are prone to the cultural and economic influence of other, stronger countries

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Spheres of influence

37
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Hereditary military dictator of Japan

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Shogun

38
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The return of the imperial order to Japan following the Tokugawa Shogunate

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Meiji Restoration

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