Chapter 24: AP World History Vocabulary Flashcards
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233492279 | Imperialism | when a stronger country takes over a weaker one. | 0 | |
233492280 | Nationalism | Pride in one's country and wanting to see your country as number one. | 1 | |
233492281 | White Man's Burden | By Kipling Because Europeans were more advanced they had the duty to take over less developed areas and civilize them. | 2 | |
233492282 | Social Darwinism | theory that states the survival of the fittest. | 3 | |
233492283 | Realpolitik | politics based on practical and material factors rather than on theoretical or ethical objectives | 4 | |
233492284 | Colony | territory completely controlled by another country. | 5 | |
233492285 | Sphere of Influence | when one country controls another's economy | 6 | |
233492286 | annexation | to make a territory part of your own | 7 | |
233492287 | trade concession | unequal one-sided trade agreement | 8 | |
233492288 | protectorate | puppet nation foreign affairs are controlled by a foreign power | 9 | |
233492289 | Empire | a vast area of land controlled by a single power | 10 | |
233492290 | Lonely Native Syndrome | when educated Africans no longer fits into their society | 11 | |
233492291 | Plassey | when the British defeated the French and Indians(from India). | 12 | |
233492292 | Robert Clive | architect of the British victory at Plassey. | 13 | |
233492293 | Cornwallis | Reformer of the British East India Company because there was corruption | 14 | |
233492294 | Nawab | ruler of Bengal | 15 | |
233492295 | Nabob | people who had bad manners and conspicuous consumption of these upstarts. | 16 | |
233492296 | Utilitarianism | social and political theory about how people should be treated and what the government show do. | 17 | |
233492297 | Evangelical Movement | religious movement that pushed social reform, spread education and put an end to slavery. | 18 | |
233492298 | Zulu | a tribe in South Africa. | 19 | |
233492299 | Miscegenation | relationships between different races | 20 | |
233492300 | Great Trek | thousands of Boers moved north away from the British to the veld (grassy plain) | 21 | |
233492301 | Boer War | British will win and take over all of South Africa. | 22 | |
233492302 | Isandhlwana | the war between the Zulus and the British | 23 | |
233492303 | Kamehameha | unified Hawaiian kingdom and encouraged trade between European merchants and Hawaii. | 24 | |
233492304 | White Dominion | Colonies where white settlers made up most of the population | 25 | |
233492305 | Tropical Dependencies | Colonies where the white settlers were the minority and ruled over the indigenous people | 26 | |
233492306 | Cecil Rhodes | A British Entrepreneur in South Africa that manipulated political situation for the gold and diamonds in Boer Republics. | 27 | |
233492307 | Captain Cook | Traveled to the Hawaiian islands which opened to trade up to the West. | 28 | |
233492308 | Great Mahele | Document passed that gave Europeans some Hawaiian land. | 29 |