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Unit 4 Imperialism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Imperialism | one country dominating the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region |
| Social Darwinism | Belief that non-Europeans were poor and “uncivilized” because there were not as fit or intelligent as Europeans. This was used by Europeans to justify colonization and imperialism. |
| Humanitarianism | Going to Africa and building a hospital for charity would be an example of __________. |
| Direct Colonial Control | Officials from a the home country control their colonies |
| Indirect Colonial Control | Local leaders run the colonial country on behalf of the colonizer |
| Sphere of Influence | a country only controls the economic trade of another country |
| Superimposed Boundaries | These often lead to wars over ethnic conflicts and resources because they were forced upon a group of people by a colonizing force |
| Sepoys | Indian soldiers working for the British army during the time India was controlled by Great Britain |
| Self Determination | Ethnic groups have the right to govern themselves |
| Civil Disobediance | Rosa Parks refusing to sit in the back of the bus is an example of __________ because she stood up against the Jim Crow Laws without ever resorting to violence |
| Yellow Peril | Fear by the West that Japan or China may expand and grow more powerful than them |
| Big Stick Diplomacy | The United State's international policy where you act nice and friendly to other countries but always make sure they are aware of your military power |
| Back to Africa Movement | Encouraging freed African Slaves in the United States and Europe to return to Africa |
| Berlin Conference | 14 European nations agreed on how they will peacefully divide the continent of Africa |
| Meiji Restoration | Modernization and industrialization of Japan in the late 19th early 20th century |
| Opium Wars | War fought between Great Britain and China because Great Britain refused to stop smuggling this highly addictive drug into China. The result is that China is easily beaten and forced to open their borders to western trade. |
| Open Door Policy | Agreement between the United States and Europe that China would begin trading with everyone. United States proposed this to ensure they were not left out of the Chinese market |
| Boxer Rebellion | Upset over the European control in China, a nationalist Chinese group called the Righteous Harmonious Fists began viciously attacking all westerners in the country using ancient martial arts. |
| Monroe Doctrine | European countries could keep their current colonies in the Americas but were not allowed to try and gain new ones in the Western Hemisphere. |
| Spanish American War | Began to gain Cuban Independence in 1898 |
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