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Global 10 vocab#1-7
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Term | Definition |
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imperialism | When an industrialized country takes colonies for their raw materials and natural resources |
racism | belief that one's race is superior to all others |
social Darwinism | using Charles Darwin's ideas about evolution to explain society ("survival of the fittest") |
Berlin Conference | a conference held to set the rules for dividing Africa into colonies |
Shaka | Zulu tribe leader who created a strong African state |
Boer | Dutch colonists living in South Africa |
Boer War | Fight between the British and the Dutch for control of South Africa (Britain won) |