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MWC Chapter 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ram Mohum Roy | Combined Indian and British views, felt that India could learn from the West |
| Guang Xu | young emperor, launched 100 days reform |
| purdah | isolation of women in separate quarters |
| protectorate | local rulers expected to follow advice of European advisers |
| trade surplus | a situation when a country exports more than it imports |
| trade deficit | a situation when a country imports more than it exports |
| balance of trade | deference between how much a country imports and exports |
| social Darwinism | theory of natural selection applied to human beings |
| Boer war | war from 1899-1902 when Britain defeated the Boers of South Africa |
| Sepoy Rebellion | when the Sepoys rebelled because the British did not respect the Muslim and Hindu religion |
| Open door policy | American approach to China around 1900, favoring open relation trade with China and other nations |
| Berlin Conference | divided Africa between Europeans |
| wahhabi | other Islamic reform movement |
| Sierra Leone |