Chap 11 Section 3 Word Scramble
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Social Darwinism | An application of Charles Darwin's scientific theories of natural selection and the survival of the fittest to the struggle between nations and races; used in the late 1800s to justify imperialism and racism |
Cecil Rhodes | 1853-1902; British imperialist and business magnate; he was one of the foremost advocates of expanding the British Empire and was a strong believer in the superiority of the "Anglo-Saxon" race |
Suez Canal | 1956; Egyptian waterway connecting the Mediterranean and Red seas; built in 1869 by Franco - Egyptian Company; in 1875 Britain bought Egypt's share in the canal |
Berlin Conference | 1884-1885; A meeting at which representaives from European colonization of Africa |
leopold II | 1835-1909; King of Belgium from 1865 to 1909; he financed an expedition to the Congo and assumed the title of sovereign of the Congo Free State, his armies treated the Congolese brutally and exploited them as workers |
Shaka | died 1828;Founder of the Zulu Empire; he reorganized the army and introduced new fighting tactics, he exterminated many clans and conquered most of southern Africa |
Menelik II | 1844-1913; Emperor of Ethiopia after 1889; he gained Ethiopian independence from Italy in 1896 |
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