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Chapter 11
Imperialism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| imperialism | |
| racism | |
| Social Darwinism | |
| Berlin Conference | |
| Shaka | |
| Boer | |
| Boer War | also known as the Souith African War; between the British and the Boers was the first modern "total" war. The Boers blamed the British for outsiders trying to take over their land and claim diamonds and gold. Winston Churchill became hero at 26 |
| paternalism | a policy developed by the Europeans; they governed people in a parental way by providing for their needs but not giving them rights |
| assimilation | french policy - local populations would adopt French culture and become like the French. All schools, courts, and businesses were patterned after French institutions; later settled for association |
| Menelik II | emperor of Ethiopia in 1889; successfully resisted the Europeans |
| Crimean War | 1853 war between Russians and Ottomans; Russian wanted land on the Black Sea for a warm-weather port; Ottomans won with help of Britain And france |
| Suez canal | human made waterway that cut through the Isthmus of Suez connected Red Sea to Mediterranean; supported by Isma'il Ali |
| geopolitics | an interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products; played an important role in the fate of the Ottoman Empire |
| sepoy | Indian soldiers |
| jewel in the crown | britain considered India the brightest Jewel in the Crown - the most valuable of all Britain's colonies |
| Sepoy Mutiny |