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"Dark Continent"
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Africa
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jihad
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a holy struggle
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direct rule/paternalism
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(French) change everything
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neutrality
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nonparticipation in war or dispute
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Bayonette Constitution/Militia
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The American-manipulated Hawaiian constitution of 1887, named after the Bayonette Militia which was founded the same year.
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Cornwallis
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Indian soldier loyal to Britain
-traveled over seas
-women were allowed to remarry
-ammo cartridges become big
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Boers
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Dutch settlers that gradually took Africans' land and established large farms
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President Taft
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27th president, Dollar Diplomacy, broke up trusts
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Sepoy Mutiny
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discontent with British administration in India led to numerous mutinies in 1857 and 1858
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Theodore Roosevelt
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26th president, known for: conservationism, trust-busting, Hepburn Act, safe food regulations, "Square Deal," Panama Canal, Great White Fleet, Nobel Peace Prize for negotiation of peace in Russo-Japanese War
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Ferdinand de Lesseps
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French entrepreneur,organized building the Suez Canal in Egypt
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British East Indian Co.
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company owned $$$$
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trade surplus
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exporting more than it imported
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Colony
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A land controlled by a distant nation.
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Protectorate
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Relationship between 2 states in which the understood to be stronger state guarantees to protect the weaker state from external aggression in return for full or partial control of its domestic and foreign affairs.
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Platt Amendment
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amendment to the 1902 Cuban constitution that allowed the U.S. to intervene in Cuba
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Dr. David Livingston
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was a Scottish Congregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and explorer in Africa.
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3rd Republic
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follows the downfall of Napoleon 3rd
increased education and work week
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King Kalakua
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Has a great relationship with President Grant. The two create the Reciprocity Treaty of 1875. Dies in 1891.
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Robert Clive
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British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)
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Seward's Folly
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Secretary of State William Seward's negotiation of the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867. At the time everyone thought this was a mistake to buy Alaska the "ice box" but it turned out to be the biggest bargain since the Louisiana purchase
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Boer War
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diamonds and gold were discovered inthe Transvaal region but the Boers controlled the region and Rhodes wanted to expend his influence to that region, the Boers were successful in repelling the British troops
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Taiping Rebellion
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1850-1864-20-30 mil. die (worst in history)*chinese win*
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indirect rule
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(British) change some things, but still are in charge
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expand
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become larger in size or volume or quantity
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Asante kingdom
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strong state in West Africa that traded with Europeans and Muslims and controlled several smaller states
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Sphere of Influence
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In international politics, the claim by a state to exclusive or predominant control over a foreign area or territory.
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Great White Fleet
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name for the steam-powered enlarged and modernized American navy of the early 1900s
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Fashoda Incident
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was the climax of imperial territorial disputes between the United Kingdom and France in Eastern Africa. It brought the United Kingdom and France to the verge of war, but ended in a diplomatic victory for the UK.
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Imperialism
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Policy by a stronger nation to attempt to create an empire by dominating weaker nations economically, politically, culturally, or militarily.
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Pancho Villa
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Raided in Columbus, New Mexico in 1916.
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Berlin Conference
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(1885) Meeting in Berlin, called by Bismarck to regulate European colonization of Africa- led to the scramble for Africa
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Opium War
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War between China and Great Britain over sale of opium in China and opening ports for trade.
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Emilio Aguinaldo
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Filipino rebel leader in the war against Spain; he helped the U.S. forces quickly capture Manila in the Philippines
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Arbitration
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Settlement of a dispute by a person chosen to listen to both sides
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Opium Wars
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Chinese Govt wanted to prevent British imports of opium from India. Brit went to war vs. China in 1841-2. Brit won and annexed Hong Kong and compelled China to open FIVE ports to foreign trade. ELEVEN more forced open in 1858. (TREATY OF NANKING)
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Leopold II
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1865-1909; King of Belgium, sent Henry Stanley to Africa; established the Congo
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Delome Letter
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Deputy De Lome wrote that President McKinley was weak, bitter, and a would-be politician. The letter was intended to be sent to a friend in Havana but was stolen and leaked to the press
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Cecil Rhodes
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prime minister of the Cape colony, sponser of Cape to Cairo dream in which Britain dominated Africa
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Markers of the \"new\" imperialism
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ideologically basedOther European Nations are competingSocial Darwinism
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Lord Frederick Lugard
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British empire builder who wanted to imperialize Africa, wrote "The Rise of Our East African Empire"
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Alfred T. Mahan
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author of book- "Influence of Sea Power upon History", Mr. Scharf says he was a genius
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Japan
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1853 trade with us trade with a new market Si
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open door policy
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allowed for open trade between china and other countries
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Sepoy Rebellion
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The revolt of Indian soldiers in 1857 against certain practices that violated religious customs; also known as the Sepoy Mutiny.
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Coomodore Matthew Parry
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With American fleet, opened 2 Japan ports to trade in 1853 with threat of naval bombardment
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Humanitarianism
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A belief in the value of the human life. In which humans are meant to help other humans through kindness and charity. This philosophy was created in order to help humanity with reasons being both morally and logically.
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Boxer Rebellion
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Uprising in Peking. 200 + foreigners & missionaries killed. Foreign legations under siege. International expeditionary force sent in to break up seige and relieve legations. Restored order.
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karl marx das kapital
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working class exploited for profit, proletariat (workers) to revolt and inherit all society
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Cause of Imperialism
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The navy needed bases overseas in order to become a world power.
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Cape Colony
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first settlement was by the Dutch who created the Dutch East India Company, but then was taken over by the British.
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Warren Hastings
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1779 - 1st person in charge:
1. ended slavery
2. ended chaste system
3. gives women rights
"bad"
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Indian National Congress
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A group formed to push for increased autonomy and eventual independence
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Heart of Darkness
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Book by Joseph Conrad, 1902. The story reflects the physical and psychological horrors in the Congo
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The Boer War
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War fought between 1899 and 1903 over the continued independence of Boer republics. This war resulted in British victory, but began the process of decolonization in South America.
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Archduke Maximillian
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Who did Napoleon III set up as emperor of Mexico, from Austria?
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Which of the following was NOT a reason why the West had an advantage in imperial expansion?
Well organized governments
Improved medical knowledge
Organized nationalist movements
Superior technology
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organized nationalist movements
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Union of South Africa
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In 1910, the Brits united Cape Colony, Natal, the Transvaal and the OFS to form the Union of South Africa, a self-governing dominion. (At same time in West Africa, Brit was expanding trading stations into full scale colonies).
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Hay-Pauncefote Treaty of 1901
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States that the US can fortify and go at canal on their own
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How did the Industrial Revolution contribute to Imperialism?
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create a need for new markets and resources
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