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Imperialism Quiz Review

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Ram Mohun Roy : founder of the Indian nationalism because of his influence on later leaders
Guang Xu emperor who launched the 100 days reform in China
Sun Yixian after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, he was chosen president of the new Chinese republic
Usman dan Fodio In the early 1800s, he called for social and religious reforms that set off an Islamic revival across West Africa.
Shaka he was the leader of the Zulus
Leopold II started the scramble for Africa by sending out Henry Stanley to find Dr. Livingstone in the Congo.
Purdah- an Indian tradition that requires women to be isolated in separate quarters.
Sati: an Indian tradition that requires the widow to jump into her husbands funeral fire.
Protectorate: a colony run by local rulers with European advisors
Trade surplus: a nation exports more than it imports
Trade deficit: a nation imports more than it exports
Balance of trade: difference between how much a nation imports and how much it exports
Social Darwinism: Westerners thought they had a duty to bring their civilization to inferior races, survival of the fittest
Boer War: British v Dutch v Zulus, -total war- fought over gold and diamonds
Wahhabi- Islamic reform movement that called for the return of purity and simplicity of Muhammad’s teaching- In Saudi Arabia
Sepoy Rebellion: Rebellion of Indian soldiers (sepoys) in India over rifle cartridges with animal fat
Open Door Policy: the purpose was to bring US trading rights to China because European countries were dividing up China into spheres of influence.
Berlin Conference of 1884: took place Germany, no Africans were invited. Leopold gets the Congo, free trade on the Congo and Niger Rivers, must have government office to claim area in Africa
Sierra Leone: British created this colony for freed slaves in 1787
Ethiopia: 1st of the independent African countries because of its strong leader who modernized it and imported weapons
Iran: Persia, Europeans were interested in Iran when oil was discovered.
Suez Canal- connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea. It’s important because it saved the British over 5,000 miles when traveling to India. Gave faster access to trading areas in the east.
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