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AP World Unit6 Vocab

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Economic Imperialism Independent but less developed nations controlled by private business interests rather than by other governments; examples include British East India Company influence in India, Banana Republics in Honduras
Social Darwinism The application of ideas about evolution and "survival of the fittest" to human societies - particularly as a justification for their racism and imperialist expansion
Civilizing Mission the concept that Western nations could bring "advanced" science and economic development to non-Western parts of the world that justified imperial administration; included notion that colonialism was a duty for Europeans and a benefit for the colonized
White Man's Burden idea that Europeans had a duty to spread their religion and culture to those "less civilized;" originally coined by a British poet and writer named Rudyard Kipling in his poem of the same name
Belgian Congo Exploited by King Leopold II of Belgium under the Berlin Act, Leopold was supposed to act as a trustee. He violated the agreement and stripped the country of its resources (namely rubber and ivory) while mutilating and enslaving the people of the Congo
Settler Colony Type of colonialism in which foreign settlers move to and permanently reside in their non-native land in order to strengthen the dominance of a colonial power; used to replace existing population of a region in cases when the land is already inhabited
Indian Revolt of 1857 Began in 1857 as a revolt of Sepoys (native Indian soldiers) of the British East India Company army; was ended by British military and resulted in full British control of India and loss of British East India Company's power
Opium Wars wars between Great Britain and China (two separate wars: 1839-1842 and 1856-1860), began as a conflict over the opium trade as GB illegally imported opium to China in hopes of forcing trade; ended with the Treaty of Nanjing which opened 5 Chinese ports
Boxer Rebellion 1899 rebellion in Beijing, China started by a secret society of Chinese who opposed the "foreign devils" and all foreign influence in China. The rebellion was ended by British troops; led to decreased power and influence of the Qing Dynasty
Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864) An incredibly violent and destructive 14 year revolt by the people of China against the ruling Manchu Dynasty due to their failure to deal effectively with the opium problems, the interference of foreigners, as well as the rulers' Manchurian
Spheres of Influence areas in China where a foreign nations controlled economic developments such as trade, railroad construction, and mining; established after China lost the Opium Wars
ethnic enclave A place with a high concentration of an ethnic group that is distinct from those in the surrounding area; a result of migration movements driven by industrialization (ex: Little Italy, China Town, etc)
Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) The US denied any Chinese laborers to enter the country while allowing students and merchants to immigrate; reaction to migrations driven by industrialization in the 19th and 20th centuries
White Australia Policy Before 1973, a set of strict Australian limitations on non-white immigration to the country; reaction to migrations driven by industrialization in the 19th and 20th centuries
Treaty of Nanjing 1842, ended Opium Wars in China and led to diminished Chinese political and economic power; set up 5 treaty ports where westerners could live, work, and be treated under their own laws; one of these was Hong Kong.
British East India Company A joint stock company that controlled most of India during the period of imperialism. It controlled the political, social, and economic life in India for more than 200 years until 1857 when the British gov't took full control of India
Berlin Conference A meeting from 1884-1885 at which representatives of European nations agreed on rules to colonize Africa
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