Ap world History ch. 24 Terms Flashcards

Ap World History chapter 24 terms.

51645511	Mataram	Kingdom that controlled interior regions of Java in 17thcentury; Dutch East India company paid tribute to the kingdom after 1670s; allowed Dutch to exert control over all of Java	0
51645512	British Raj	British political established in India; developed as a result of the rivalry between France and Britain in India	1
51645513	Plassey	Battle in 1757 between troops of the British east India Company and an Indian army under Sirāj ud- duala, ruler of Bengal; British victory resulted in control of northern India	2
51645514	Robert Clive	(1725- 1774) Architect of British victory at Plassey in 1757; established foundations of British Raj in northern India (18th century)	3
51645515	Presidencies	Three districts that made up the bulk of the directly ruled British territories in India; capitals at Madras, Calcutta, and Bombay.	4
51645516	Princely states	Domains of Indian princes allied with the British Raj; agents of East India Company were stationed at the rulers courts to ensure compliance; made up over one-third of the British Indian Empire	5
51645517	Nabobs	Name given to British representatives of the East India Company who went briefly to India to make fortunes through graft and exploitation.	6
51645518	Lord Charles Cornwallis	Reformer of the East India Company administration of India in the 1790's; reduced power of local British administrators; checked widespread corruption	7
51645519	Ram Mohun Roy	Western educated Indian leader, early 19th century; cooperated with British to outlaw sati	8
51645520	Isandhlwana	Location of battle fought in 1879 between the British and Zulu armies in South Africa; resulted in defeat of British; one of few victories of African forces over Western Europeans.	9
51645521	Settlement Colonies	Areas, such as North America and Australia, that were both conquered by European invaders and settled by large numbers of European migrants who made the colonized areas their permanent home and dispersed and decimated the indigenous inhabitants	10
51645522	White Dominions	Colonies in which European settlers made up the overwhelming majority of the population; small numbers of native inhabitants were typically reduced by disease and wars of conquest; typical of British holdings in North America and Australia with growing independence in the 19th century	11
51645523	White Racial Supremacy	Belief in the inherent mental, moral, and cultural superiority of whites; peaked in acceptance in decades before World War 1; supported by social science doctrines of social darwinists.	12
51645524	Natal	British colony in south Africa; developed after Boer trek north from cape colony; major commercial outpost of Durban	13
51645525	Boer Republics	Transvaal and Orange Free State in southern Africa; established to assert independence of Boers from B colonial government in Cape Colony in the 1850's; discovery of diamonds and precious metals caused British migration into Boer areas in 1860's	14
51797813	Cecil Rhodes	British entrepreneur in south Africa around around 1900; manipulated political situation in south Africa to gain entry to resources of Boer republics; encourages Boer War as means of destroying Boer independence	15
51797814	Boer War	Fought between 1899 and 1902 over the continued independence of Boer republics; resulted in British victory, but began the process of decolonization for whites in South Africa	16
51797815	Captain James Cook	Made voyages to Hawaii from 1777-1779 resulting in openings of islands to the West; convinced Kamehamehah to establish a unified kingdon in the islands	17