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Vocabulary: AP World History Chapter 27 Flashcards

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6101519617Suez Canala canal built in Egypt in the 19th century that made travel between Europe and Asia faster0
6101523960New Imperialismthe name for conquests by Europe, the US, and Japan in the late 19th and early 20th century1
6101529088Battle of Omdurmana battle using rapid filing rifles and machine guns when the British defeated the Sudanese2
6101536299colonialismthe practice of dominating (economically and possibly politically) to benefit from resources in the region3
6101547213"scramble" for Africaa series of conquests of Africa by Europe in the late 19th century4
6101556446Henry Morton Stanleya British explorer who helped King Leopold II establish the Congo Free State5
6101559747King Leopold IIking of Belgium who ruled the Congo Free State6
6101562510Savorgnan de BrazzaFrench-Italian explorer who helped establish French Congo7
6101565147Berlin Conferencea meeting called by Bismarck to set rules for the division of Africa among Europeans8
6101567924Afrikanersdescendants of the Dutch living in South Africa9
6101573027Cecil Rhodesa British entrepreneur who helped establish the colonies of South and North Rhodesia10
6101577209Asantean African kingdom who managed to remain independent of European rule until 190211
6101581584Menelikan Ethiopian emperor who led the nation to defeat Italy12
6101593420Emilio Aguinaldoleader of the Filipino rebellion against Spanish rule, which succeeded only to succumb to British rule13
6101597700free-trade imperialismtaking control of outside regions using economic dominance but not political14
6101611915Panama Canala canal built by the US in Panama to shorten voyages from the US coasts after Panama seceded from Columbia15

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