Stufflet Euro U7P3 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Adowa | battle in which Italy lost 6,000 soldiers to Ethiopians in 1894 |
the civilizing mission | the French concept that said it was their duty to spread French culture to "inferior" peoples |
the White Man's Burden | the British concept that said it was their duty to spread British culture to "inferior" peoples |
Rudyard Kipling | British poet who popularized the notion of the White Man's Burden |
J A Hobson | British critic of imperialism; said rush to acquire colonies was due to capitalism’s need to invest surplus money |
Joseph Conrad | author whose Heart of Darkness criticized European greed and racism |
opium | product grown in India that reversed the balance of trade between Britain and China |
Scramble for Africa | The European takeover of the rest of the African continent from 1882-1900 |
Cecil Rhodes | British imperialist in Africa; established diamond trade and gold mines |
King Leopold II | king of Belgium who conquered and exploited Congo for rubber wealth |
Berlin Conference | International conference on Africa that established the principle of “effective occupation” |
Great (Sepoy) Rebellion of 1857 | last traditional rebellion against British rule in India |
Meiji Restoration | period in which Japan modernized along western lines |
Old imperialism | focused on the Americas; roughly 1492-1700 |
New imperialism | focused on Africa and Asia; roughly 1870-1914 |
breech-loading rifle | weapon which you arm from the rear, allowing for faster reloading |
quinine | natural chemical used to treat malaria |
Fashoda incident | confrontation between French and British over Nile River's source; caused war scare in Europe in 1898 |
Lenin | Russian critic of imperialism; said rush to acquire colonies was due to capitalism’s need to invest surplus money |
orientalism | term for the inaccurate and often racist stereotypes of colonized peoples |
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