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Imperialism vocab
Term | Definition |
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Unification | The state of being unified |
Red Shirts | The name given to the people who volunteered for Giuseppe Garibaldi |
Militarism | A reliance on military stength |
Realpolitik | Politics of reality |
Kaiser | German for emporer |
Annex | add (territory) to one's own territory by appropriation |
Indigenous | Native to a region |
Protectorate | A state that is controlled and protected by another |
Suez Canal | An artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea completed in 1869 |
David Livingstone | A european explorer of Africa |
Henry Stanley | A journalist that went out to find David Livingstone |
King Leopold | known for the colonization of Africa |
Berlin Conference | Recognized British and German claims for east africa |
Boers | Dutch settlers in south Africa |
Great Trek | A movement of Dutch-speaking colonists up into the interior of southern Africa in search of land where they could establish their own homeland, independent of British rule |
Shaka | Zulu ruler |
Boer War | The name given to the South African Wars of 1880-1 and 1899-1902, that were fought between the British and the descendants of the Dutch settlers (Boers) in Africa |
Indirect Rule | A system of government in which a central authority has power over a country or area, but the local government maintains some authority |
Sepoys | Hired Indian solider |
Viceroys | A ruler exercising authority in a colony on behalf of a sovereign |
The Boxer Rebellion | Chinese rebellion against foreign rule |
Britain and Opium | In order to buy tea, British sold opium in China. Chinese tried to put a stop to sale. British responded by firing cannons on coastal cities with gunboats. |
Jewel in the Crown | Indians great wealth of a colony for the British |
Sepoy Rebellions | A rebellion in India against the rule of the British East India Company |