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AP World ch.24 Flashcards

includes all the terms from the chapter review sheet

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126435719Imperialismwhen a stronger country takes over a weaker one, benefits the mother country0
126435720Nationalismpride in one's country, willingness to die for one's country b/c pride = power1
126435721White Man's BurdenEuropeans had the duty to civilize less developed areas b/c they were stronger2
126435722Social Darwinismsurvival of the fittest, Europeans and the right to imperialize b/c they were stronger3
126435723Realpolitikadvancing your country by any means4
126435724colonyA territory completely controlled by another5
126435725Sphere of Influencewhen part of a country is controlled ECONOMICALLY by another6
126435726Annexationto make a territory part of your own country7
126435727Trade Concession1-sided trade agreement8
126435728protectorate"puppet nation", when one country's foreign affairs are controlled by another9
126435729Empirewhen a vast area of land is controlled by a single country10
126435730Lonely Native Syndromedisadvantage for colony, educated natives don't fit into either side of society11
126435731PlassyBritish endeavor to take control of Bengal12
126435732Robert Clivedefeated Indians at Plassy13
126435733General Cornwallisstepped in via parliament to try to un-corrupt the British East India Company, also the general who surrendered in the American Rev.14
126435734Nawabruler of India, defeated in Plassy15
126435735Nabobemployee of East India Company who exploited peasants and cheated the company16
126435736Utilitarianism"greatest good for the greatest number", education was the key to a civilized society, pushed for education in Asia and Africa, equality between men and women17
126435737Evangelical Movementreligious movement that pushed to end slavery and bring social reform, favored Christians18
126435738Zuludefeated British at Isanhilwana19
126435739Miscegenationhaving relations with someone of a different race20
126435740Great TrekBritish pushed the Dutch in Africa north out of Cape Town21
126435741Boer WarBritish vs. Boers in Africa22
126435742Kamehamehaking of Hawaii who allowed British iinfluence and est. a unified kingdom23
126435743White Dominioncolonies where Europeans were the majority, small # of natives b/c of disease and conquest wars24
126435744Captain Cookconvinced Kamehameha to est. unified kingdom25
126435745Great MaheleHawaiian edict that gace commercial interests much Hawaiian land26
126435746Cecil Rhodespowerful British imperialist in Africa27
126435747Tropical Dependencydependent colonies in the Pacific, Africa, and Asia28
126435748Isandhlwana1879 Zulus defeated the British using guerrilla warfare and magic potions29

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