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Age of Imperialism

Vocabulary

TermDefinition
imperialism control by a strong nation over a weaker nation
racism belief that one race is superior to others
Social sarwinism use of Charles Darwin's ideas about evolution to explain human societies
Berlin Conference meeting at which Europeans agreed on rules for colonizing Africa
Shaka Zulu chief who created a large centralized state
Boer Dutch colonist in South Africa
Boer War war between the British and the Boers
paternalism governing in a "parental" way by providing for needs but not giving rights
assimilation absorbing colonized people into the culture of the imperialist nation
Menelik II leader of Ethiopian resistance
geopolitics interest in or taking of land for its location or products
Crimean War conflict in which the Ottoman empire halted Russian expansion near the Black Sea
Suez Canal human made waterway connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean
sepoy Indian soldier under British command
"jewel in the crown" term referring to India as the most valuable fo all British colonies
Raj British rule over India from 1757to 1947Pacific Rim
Pacific Rim southeast Asian mainland and island along the rim of the Pacific Ocean
King Mongkut king who helped Siam modernize
annexation addition of territory
Queen Liliuokalani last Hawaiian ruler of Hawaii
caudillo military dictator
Monroe Doctrine U S statement of opposition to European influence
Jose Marti Cuban writer who fought for Cuban independence
Spanish-American War war fought between the united States and Spain in 1898, in which the Americans supported the Cuban fight for independence
Emilio Qguinaldo Filipino nationalist who fought against the Americans
Panama Canal man-made waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Roosevelt Corollary statement that the united States had the fight to exercise 'police power" in the Western Hemisphere
Opium War war between Britain and china over the opium trade
extraterritorial rights rights of foreign residents to follow the laws of their own government rather than those of the host country
Taiping Rebellion rebellion against the Qing Dynasty
Open Door Policy policy proposed by the Untied states giving all nations equal opportunities to trade in China
Boxer Rebellion rebellion aimed at ending foreign influence in China
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