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Unit 13 -10th (extra
Unit 13 - Age of Imperialism (extra)
Term | Definition |
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Berlin Conference | European countries met to discuss how to colonize Africa to gain natural resources |
British East Indian Company | British organization that controlled India and whose policies caused the Sepoy Mutiny and Parliament to take control of India |
cash crop economy | economy based on one crop |
Commodore Matthew Perry | commanded the US Navy that forced open Japan's ports leading to the Meiji Restoration |
Indian National Congress | organization of Indian nationalist leaders who wanted independence from Britain |
Japanese Imperialism (cause, results) | the Meiji Restoration led to the building up of factories in Japan causing a need for raw materials, Japan invaded Korea and Manchuria |
Muslim League | organization of Muslim Indian nationalists who wanted independence from Britain |
spheres of influence | areas of control |
Sun Yat-sen (Yixian) | Chinese nationalist and the first president of China |
zaibatsu | Japanese business families |
Zulu Empire | African civilization that was defeated by Britain's superior weapons |