unit 6 Flashcards
Social Darwinism 6.1
comes from the natural idea of survival of the fittest but imposed towards human political and economic struggle.
Belgian Congo 6.2
Belgian King Leopold II established the Congo Free State by brutally seizing the African landmass as his personal possession. … The people of the Congo were forced to labor for valued resources, including rubber and ivory, to personally enrich Leopold.
Berlin Conference 6.2
Conference that German chancellor Otto von Bismarck called to set rules for the partition of Africa. It led to the creation of the Congo Free State under King Leopold II of Belgium.
Settler colonies 6.2
colonies in which people settled in large numbers instead of small numbers to exploit the land. For example: The British and North America.
Suez Canal 6.2
Ship canal dug across the isthmus of Suez in Egypt, designed by Ferdinand de Lesseps. It opened to shipping in 1869 and shortened the sea voyage between Europe and Asia. Its strategic importance led to the British conquest of Egypt in 1882.
Boxer Rebellion 6.3
Rising of Chinese militia organizations in 1900 in which large numbers of Europeans and Chinese Christians were killed.
Creation of Zulu Kingdom 6.3
The zulu kingdom and the sokoto caliphate were created by African leaders in response to internal warfare conditions. The zulu kingdom rose to power because of environmental crisis which created conflicts over grazing and farming lands.
Zulu. The name of a tribe of South Africa people who live in the northern part of Natal. They were the dominate tribe in the late 19th century when European Imperialism began. They resisted both the Boers and the British, but ultimately lost their homeland and freedom by 1879.
Indian Rebellion of 1857 6.3
Massive uprising of much of India against British rule; also called the Indian Mutiny or the Sepoy Mutiny from the fact that the rebellion first broke out among Indian troops in British employ.
Tupac Amaru II’s Rebellion in Peru 6.3
Tupac Amaru II. Member of Inca aristocracy who led a rebellion against Spanish authorities in Peru in 1780-1781. He was captured and executed with his wife and other members of his family. Brazil. largest Portuguese speaking country.
Although the rebellion ultimately failed, it reshaped colonial Peru and cast a long shadow on post-colonial society as well. Its leaders, José Gabriel Condorcanqui, who assumed the Inca name Tupac Amaru (II), and his wife, Micaela Bastidas, paid dearly for their subversion.
Xhosa Cattle-Killing Movement 6.3
Nongqawuse had a vision that if the Africans killed their animals and crops the invaders would move out; prophecy did not come true and people found themselves destitute; part of the neo-conservaite movements that aim to revive indigenous life in response to European expansion.
Export Economy 6.4
economic system- specialized production of one or a few natural recourses (cotton, rubber, sugar) which are exported to other countries. professionalization.
Economic Imperialism 6.5
. A situation in which foreign business interests have great economic power or influence. People, raw materials, and refined materials were exploited from export economies.
Opium Wars 6.5
Two wars fought between Western Powers and China (1839-1842 and 1856-1858) after Chins tried to restrict the importation of foreign goods, especially opium; China lost both wars and was forced to make major concessions.
Chinese and Indian Indentured Servitude 6.6
chinese- Chinamen came to the United states to work as indentured servants for low pay. Gave birth to coolies, contributed to the construction of a large portion of the railroads. Indian indentured servitude.
indian- more than one million Indians were transported to labour in European colonies, as a substitute for slave labor, following the abolition of the trade in the early 19th century. … British Indian indentureship lasted till the 1920s.
Migrant workers (include Japanese and Argentinians) 6.6
japanese- Japanese agricultural workers suffered racism, oppression, and harsh working conditions similar to slavery. Most common place Japanese migrants work at would be sugar plantations in California and Hawai’i.
argentinians- An estimated 185,000 Argentines emigrated between 1960 and 1970, and the number climbed to an estimated 200,000 in the decade that followed. Primary destinations of the highly skilled included the United States and Spain, although other Western European countries and Mexico and Venezuela were also destinations.Feb 1, 2006
