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G146 - Imperialism
Mr. Dowd's Class - Unit 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Imperialism | The policy of a "stronger" nation taking over "weaker" countries or territories for economic, political, and social gain |
| Puppet Governments | When an outside power controls the political affairs of another country in an indirect manner |
| Viceroy | The representative leader of a colonial territory from the imperial government |
| Colonialism | Sending settlers to another country or territory to act as an extension of their home nation |
| Raw Materials | Resources available in unexploited lands such as coal, diamonds, and other minerals |
| Social Darwinism | The application of "survival of the fittest" to society |
| White Man's Burden | The belief that Europeans are a superior "race" and that it is their duty to care for and advance other "inferior" populaces like Africans |
| Boxer Rebellion | A revolt in China against foreign privileges and influence |
| Opium Wars | A conflict between Great Britain and China over the sale of the narcotic Opium, fought mostly at sea leading to China's humiliating defeat as a result of inferior naval technology |
| Boer Wars | A conflict between Dutch and British Settlers over South African policy |
| Berlin Conference | A meeting of European powers to decide how to split up colonial Africa |
| Racism | The belief that one "race" is superior or inferior to another |
| Assimilation | The process of influencing one's culture upon an outside group |
| Crimean War | A conflict mainly between Russia and The Ottoman Empire for access to the Black Sea |
| Suez Canal | A man-made waterway near Egypt |
| Panama Canal | A man-made waterway built by the United States of America |
| Sepoy Mutiny | An uprising of hired Indian soldiers in response to British cultural insensitivity |
| Raj | The name for the period of direct British occupation of India |
| Annexation | Adding lands to a nation's jurisdiction through usually diplomatic means |
| Open Door Policy | The agreement suggested by the United States of America that allowed foreign nations to conduct trade in China |
| Meiji Restoration | The period of time in which Japan became more westernized |
| Monroe Doctrine | An American document discouraging colonization near the United States |
| Civil Disobedience | The purposeful ignorance of unjust laws to prompt their change |
| Queen Victoria | A British queen who took control as an immature young adult, and later encouraged imperialism, she ruled the British Empire during its greatest height of power |
| Empress Dowager Cixi | A Chinese ruler who enjoyed a long, almost uninterrupted, reign |
| Charles Darwin | An English scientist who also contributed to social philosophy |
| Shaka Zulu | An Africa Tribal leader who used strong military discipline and organization to create a centralized state |
| Cecil Rhodes | An English businessman who believed in the racial superiority of Europeans |
| Menelik II | The leader of Ethiopia who manipulated rival European countries and amassed a stock of modern weapons to keep his country free of European imperialistic rule |
| Gandhi | A leader of India's independence movement who preached non-violence and advocated civil disobedience |
| Queen Liliuokalani | The last monarch of Hawaii who tried to remove the power of foreign planters from her island nation |
| Emperor Meiji Mutsuhito | The ruler of Japan who helped modernize his country |
| Commodore Matthew Perry | An American Naval officer who led his ships into a Japanese harbor bringing a note from the United States president requesting open trade |
| Theodore Roosevelt | The United States president who was in power when the Panama Canal was built |
| Ali Jinnah | A leader of the Indian independence movement, formed the country of Pakistan |
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