Imperialism
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| 261823457 | Social Darwinism | The belief that if a country or area is not as advanced, that country deserves to be taken over. This describes how Europe felt about Africa | 0 | |
| 261823458 | Berlin Conference | The European meeting in Berlin to discuss the division of Africa. This meeting drew new borders across Africa, disregarding pre-existing ones. | 1 | |
| 261823459 | New Imperialism | The conquest of other areas by the Europeans, Japanese, and Americans in the late 19th-20th centuries. Much of Africa, Asia, and South America was colonized during this period. | 2 | |
| 261823460 | "White Man's Burden" | Europe's belief that it was their duty to control uncivilized areas. | 3 | |
| 261823461 | Protectorate | A form of imperialism in which the coutry has its own government, but policies are guided by imperial powers. | 4 | |
| 261823462 | Ideology | The desire to "civilize" people around the world, assuming whites are superior. this was a motive to imperialize | 5 | |
| 261823463 | Hegemony | the dominant influence of one country over all others in an area. usually an imperial based system. | 6 | |
| 261823464 | paternalism | a governing system in which the mother country intervenes in affairs of the colony. Ex: Dutch to Java, England to India | 7 | |
| 261823465 | assimilation | to take in an area under an empire. such as Britain taking India | 8 | |
| 261823466 | indigenous | describes the people who lived in an area before it was colonized. these people were usually forced to abide by the principles of the mother country | 9 | |
| 261823467 | nationalism | Having extreme pride in your nation. this involves protesting or revolting against the ruler | 10 | |
| 261823468 | destitute | lacking resources or means of survival. this describes most colonized countries. | 11 | |
| 261823469 | indolent | avoiding change or work. pre-industrialized countries were usually this way | 12 | |
| 261823470 | famine | a severe shortage of food. can be caused by poor governing by mother country | 13 | |
| 261823471 | heathen | often how imperialized nations saw colonies. a person who does not believe in your god | 14 | |
| 261823472 | indirect rule | a type of imperial government in which the mother country made most of the laws, but the local leaders still held some authority | 15 | |
| 261823473 | direct rule | the mother country completely controls the government, with no power in the hands of local leaders | 16 | |
| 261823474 | extractive economies | an empire that takes resources from its colonies to ship back to the mother country. Ex: Britain | 17 | |
| 261823475 | Boer War | a conflict between the Dutch and British over the assimilation of South Africa | 18 | |
| 261823476 | Sphere of Influence | an imperial system in which the mother country has conrol over the trade and economy in a region. | 19 | |
| 261823477 | Creoles | a person of Spainish decent born in colonial Latin-America. also used by natives to describe all foreigners | 20 | |
| 261823478 | mestizos | a person of mixed ethnicity. these were common in colonies | 21 | |
| 261823479 | Monroe Doctrine | this American document stated that outside powers should not interfere in the western hemisphere | 22 | |
| 261823480 | Panama Canal | a canal through the isthmus of panama created by the U.S in the early 1900s. in greatly shortend the trip from the east coast to the west coast | 23 | |
| 261823481 | Suez Canal ("lifeline to India") | a canal through Egypt that went from the Mediterranean to the red sea | 24 | |
| 261823482 | Sepoy Mutiny | a revolt by the Indian natives serving in the British army after an insult to their religion. this leader to a series of loses by the British army | 25 | |
| 261823483 | viceroy | a representative of the mother country who rules over a colony | 26 | |
| 261823484 | Indian National Conference | India's first political party which was mostly hindus that fought peacefully for freedom. | 27 | |
| 261823485 | Opium War | When the Chinese refused further illegal importation of opium into China, the British went to war with them. after British victory, they imposed the treaty of Naijing. | 28 | |
| 261823486 | Tai Ping Rebellion | Chinese Civil war between the Qing Dynasty and the Chinese 'Christian' rebels who belived they should create a new heavenly kingdom to replace the corrupt dynasty | 29 | |
| 261823487 | self-strengthening policy | the belief tha through western learning and practices, China could rebuild itself | 30 | |
| 261823488 | Open Door Policy | a policy that would leave China open to all countries for trade. Proposed by the U.S | 31 | |
| 261823489 | Boxer Rebellion | an effort to revolt by a group of Chinese nationalists. this conflict was soon repressed by the British | 32 | |
| 261823490 | Guomindang | the political party founded in 1911 by Sun Yat-sen | 33 | |
| 261823491 | King Mongkut | King of Siam who successfully negotiated with the west for open trade. he also brought western education to siam | 34 | |
| 261823492 | Emilio Aguinaldo | lead the Filipino independence movement in 1895 but was defeated by U.S | 35 | |
| 261823493 | Rudyard Kipling | English author who was born in India | 36 | |
| 261823494 | Cecil Rhodes | British statesman who ran a wealthy diamond mine in south Africa | 37 | |
| 261823495 | Muhammad Ali | tried to unite the Muslim League and the Congress party in India to establish freedom | 38 | |
| 261823496 | David Livingstone | Missionary during the victorian period who disappear in africa then found living amoung the natives | 39 | |
| 261823497 | Henry Stanley | Explored Africa to find Livingstone. helped establish the Congo Freestate | 40 | |
| 261823498 | Gandhi | famous for leading non-violent protests against the British in India | 41 | |
| 261823499 | King Leopald II | King of Belgium who helped establish the Congo Free State and exploitted the labor for the wealth of the colony | 42 | |
| 261823500 | Otto Von Bismark | responsible for uniting german states into Germany | 43 | |
| 261823501 | Sun Yat-sen | Chinese radical who sought to reform China through a series of reforms | 44 | |
| 261823502 | Chiang kia-shek | suboordinate of Sun Yat-Sen who tried to rid China of the Communists and contiue Sun Yat-Sens beliefs | 45 | |
| 261823503 | Boers | Dutch settlers in South Africa who were later forced out by the British | 46 | |
| 261823504 | Zulu | a south african tribe who held off the British at first, but eventually lost to their superior weaponry | 47 | |
| 261823505 | Queen Victoria | "Empress of India", ruler of india at the end of the British East India Company | 48 | |
| 261823506 | Jose de San Martin | South American general and statesman, born in Argentina. leader in winning independence for Argentina, Peru, and Chile | 49 | |
| 261823507 | Simon Bolivar | South American Leader who lead his people against Spain | 50 | |
| 261823508 | Benito Juarez | Mexican hero who brought liberal reforms to Mexico | 51 |
