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327659150kingdom of Mataramcontrolled interior of Java- 17th century, 1670's allowed dutch to expand control over Java0
327659151SepoysIndian troops, trained European style, for the French & Brit.1
327659152Rajbrit. political establishment in India2
327659153Plassey (1757)battle btwn troops of brit.EIC & the Indian ruler of Bengal; Brit victory- control over NE india3
327659154Robert Clivearchitect of british vict. @ plassey, established place in Raj.4
327659155presidencies3 districs @ Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay making territories by british in India5
327659156Princely statesruled by Indian princes allied w/ Raj; agents of EIC to make loyalty.6
327659157Nabobsname for brit. in India to make fortunes of graft & exploitation; returned to Brit. to be rich.7
327659158Charles Cornwalisbrit. official who reformed EIC corruption-1770's8
327659159Islandhlwana (1879)Zulu defeat of brit. army one of the few indigneus vict. in 19th century E armies.9
332284856tropical dependicieswestern europe possessions in africa, aisia, and south pacific where europeans were outruled by indigenous peoples.10
332284857settler coloniescolonies in south africa, new zealand, algeria, kenya, and Hawaii with minoryeuropeans and majority idigneous.11
332284858white racial supremacybelief in the inherent superiority of whites over the rest of humanity peaked in the period before world war I12
332284859Great trekmigration into the south african interior of thousands of afrikaners seeing to escape british control.13
332295657bohr republicsindependent states orange free state and transvaal established during the 1850s in south africa by afrikaners.14
332295658cecil rhodesbritish entrepreneur in south africa; manipulated the political situation to get gold and diamonds15
332295659boer warbritish vs. afrikaners; british victory & post war policies left africans under afrikaner control.16
332295660James cookfound hawaii 1777- 1779 opens islands to west.17
332295661Kamehamehahawiian prince; with the british backing he created unified kingdom by 1810 ; promoted entry of western ideas in commerce and social relations.18

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