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58148135Cecil RhodesHe played a major political and economic role in colonial South Africa. He was a financier, statesman, and empire builder with a philosophy of mystical imperialism.0
58148136Rudyard Kiplingwas the author who wrote " White Man's Burden" (1865-1936)1
58148137Leopold IIwas the king of Belgium, colonized Africa, employed Henry Morton Stanley to help develop commercial ventures and establish a colony called the Congo Free State2
58148138Queen Victoriawas a British Queen where the British empire reached the height of its wealth and power, forced to accept a new, virtually powerless role after the Chartist movement3
58148139Queen Lili'uakalaniwas the queen of Hawaii4
58148140Theodore Roosevelt26th President of the United States, 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 War5
58148141Charles DarwinEnglish naturalist. He studied the plants and animals of South America and the Pacific islands, and came up the thoery of evolution6
58148142Ram Mohan Raycalled the "father of modern India"; among rhe most influential Indian elite; supported some British colonial policies7
58148143imperialismA policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other foriegn countries poitically, socially, and economically.8
58148144Battle of Omdurmana demonstration of the superiority of a highly disciplined European-led army9
58148145Suez Canalconnects the Meditterranian to the Red sea; was a crucial part of British communication with India.10
58148146Panama CanalThe United States built the Panama Canal to have a quicker passage to the Pacific from the Atlantic and vice versa.11
58148147Sepoyswere native indian troops trained and led into battle by the british.12
58148148Sepoy RebellionThe revolt of Indian soldiers in 1857 against certain practices that violated religious customs; led to the establishment of direct British imperial rule in India13
58148149BoersDutch farmers in Southern Africa14
58148150Great Trekwas s migration of Dutch colonists seeking to escape British control out of British-controlled territory in South Africa during the 1830s.15
58148151Berlin Conferencewas a conference that German chancellor Otto von Bismarck called to set rules for the partition of Africa. It led to the creation of the Congo Free State under King Leopold II of Belgium.16
58148152Maorithe Oceanic language spoken by the Maori people in New Zealand17
58148153Maji Maji RebellionAfricans believed that if they sprinkled magic water on them then it would turn the Germans' bullets into water. It was an unsuccessful rebellion.18
58148154Social Darwinismwas the application of ideas about evolution and "survival of the fittest" to human societies19
58148155Indian National CongressA movement and political party founded in 1885 to demand greater Indian participation in government. Its membership was middle class, and its demands were modest until World War I.20

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