unit 6 Flashcards
industrialiation
the process of a society’s transition away from agrarianism and towards industry and manufacturing.
imperialism
the policy of extending a country’s power and influence by exploiting another country through diplomacy or military force for economic gain.
nationalism
the loyalty that people feel to a nation, which is a group of people who have a set of common cultural bonds, like language or traditions
economic imperialism
the use of economic power to exert control over other countries, regions, or peoples
social darwinism
an ideology that applies the “survival of the fittest” mentality to human relationships and society
civilizing mission
wow this such a foreign strange religion, we are going to bring them through Christianity to make them not as barbaric – especially happened in Russia
white mans burden
a duty formerly asserted by white people to manage the affairs of nonwhite people whom they believed to be less developed.
who is king leopold the II?
king of belgium, established the Congo Free State
settler colony
when you completely take over a territory and rebuild (ex: Jamestown)
xhosa cattle killing movement
The mass cattle killing happened while the Xhosa people were at war with well-equipped British settlers. The movement was started when a Xhosa prophetess, Nongqawuse, claimed that if the Xhosa killed all their cattle and destroyed their corn, their ancestors would return to drive out the European settlers.
the ghost dance movement
proper practice of the dance would reunite the living with spirits of the dead, bring the spirits to fight on their behalf, end American westward expansion, and bring peace, prosperity, and unity to Native American peoples
the sepoy rebellion / Indian revolt of 1857
a revolt of the sepoy troops in British India (1857–59), resulting in the transfer of the administration of India from the East India Company to the crown
the opium wars
Between 1839 and 1842, British forces fought a war in China that benefitted drug smugglers. Their subsequent victory in the conflict opened up the lucrative Chinese trade to British merchants.
