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Chapter 25
The Reach of Imperialism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| when one nation extends its power over other territories | imperialism |
| when one nation extends its power over other territories, sends settlers there, and benefits economically from that territory | colonialism |
| the belief that race determines a person's traits or capabilities, the belief that one race is better than another | racism |
| a territory that depends on another government for its protection | protectorate |
| a colonial government in which local rulers are allowed to stay in power but have to follow the colonizer's wishes | indirect rule |
| a colonial government in which ruling officials come from the colonizing country | direct rule |
| to incorporate into an existing political unit, such as a city or country | annex |
| native to a region | indigenous |
| an Indian soldier hired by the British East India Company to protect the company's interests | sepoy |
| a governor who ruled as a representative of a monarch | viceroy |
| a policy that tries to strengthen the power of a country by using financial resources | dollar diplomacy |
| this time period encouraged Europeans and Americans to take control of other areas in order to get raw materials and open up new markets | Industrial Revolution |
| this idea took the concept of "survival of the fittest" and applied it to social situations, justifying Europeans' taking over areas in Asia and Africa | Social Darwinism |
| missionaries from this religion considered it the "white man's burden" to spread their message to Asians and Africans | Christianity |
| this European nation controlled Indochina (present-day Vietnam) | France |
| this European nation controlled India and Burma in Asia | Great Britain |
| this European nation controlled most of the East Indies (present-day Indonesia) | Netherlands |
| this nation in Southeast Asia was able to remain independent | Thailand |
| the United States took control of this chain of islands after the Spanish-American War | Philippines |
| this European country controlled most of West Africa, hoping to gain raw materials like palm oil and timber | France |
| North Africa was important because this connected the Mediterranean to the Red Seas | Suez Canal |
| this European country took control of Egypt, because of their interest in the Suez Canal | Great Britain |
| this country claimed most of the territory in the Congo | Belgium |
| these two European countries were the main competitors for territory in East Africa | Germany and Britain |
| the Boers of South Africa were from this European nation | Netherlands (the Dutch) |
| Great Britain wanted to control South Africa after these items were found there | gold and diamonds |
| The Boer War was between these two European people | Dutch and British |
| the Boer War was fought here | South Africa |
| these indigenous people battled the Boers in South Africa | zulus |
| as many Africans became European-educated, this emerged as a powerful force against colonization | African nationalism |
| this revolt occurred because of the use of both pig and cow grease on rifle cartridges, upsetting both Hindus and Muslims | Sepoy Rebellion |
| he became the most famous Indian nationalist and pushed for an end to British rule in India with non-violence | Mohandas Gandhi |
| the United States was involved in this region for economic gain | Latin America |
| the United States helped this nation gain its independence from Colombia in order to build a canal for faster shipping | Panama |
| a revolution in this country tried to overthrow the corrupt dictator Porfirio Diaz and redistribute land | Mexico |
| Latin American nations began an age of prosperity due to their export of these items | coffee, bananas, beef, sugar, and silver |
| this statement of 1904 said that the United States could intervene in Latin America if its economic interests were threatened | Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine |
| U.S. military interventions occurred in these Latin American nations | Cuba, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic |
| this organization wanted a share in the governing process in India and helped bring about India's independence from Great Britain | Indian National Congress |
| this man owned diamond and gold mines in Africa and encouraged British expansion in Africa | Cecil Rhodes |
| these two inventions significantly helped European gain control of Africa | steamboat and machine gun |
| these two nations were the only two in Africa that were not colonized by Europeans | Ethiopia and Liberia |
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Mrs. Marquardt
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