ch. 26-Imperialism

136372368	Third World	the less industrialized continents of Asia, Africa and South America
136372369	opium trade	the transportation of the drug from India into China where it was forced upon the populace
136372370	khedive	Egyptian prince
136372371	great migration	the millions of people who left Europe in the 19th and early 20th centuries
136372372	swallows	name for Italian farmers who had no intention of settling abroad permanently.
136372373	great white walls	discriminatory practices used by the West to keep Asians out of their countries
136372374	new imperialism	The second wave of Western imperialism, particularly between 1880-1914
136372375	Afrikaners	descendants of the Dutch in South Africa
136372376	Berlin Conference	A meeting from 1884-1885 at which representatives of European nations agreed on rules colonization of Africa
136372377	White Man's Burden	responsibility of the West to introduce to the Third World the advantages of their society
136372378	Great Rebellion	What was a revolt against the British in India in 1857?
136372379	shogun	the hereditary military ruler of Japan
136372380	samurai	the warrior noble class of Japan
136372381	100 days of reform	radical reform (educational, governmental, industrial, social, industrial, military etce) in China to meet foreign challenge; led by Sun Yat-sen. Failed. 1898
136372382	Admiral Perry	American naval commander who used military superiority to open Japan to trade
136372383	Qing Dynasty	the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu
136372384	Immigration	people coming into a country
136372385	Emigration	people leaving a country
136372386	Panama Canal	short cut through the Americas in travel from Europe to the west coast of North America
136372387	Suez Canal	short cut through the Arab Peninsula in travel from Europe to the Far East
136372388	Muhammad Ali	Established strong independent Egyptian state ruled by his family. Built strong army, government reformed, improved agriculture and communication
136372389	Hong Kong	island off the mainland of China won by the British as the result of the Opium Wars and the Treaty of Nanking
136372390	Meiji Restoration	the return of the political power of the emperor provided by patriotic samurai
136372391	imperialism	A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries poitically, socially, and economically.
136373604	Boxer Rebellion	A 1900 Uprising in China aimed at ending foreign influence in the country.
136386927	Sun Yat-Sen	Chinese leader who led the revolution against the Qing (Manchu) Dynasty.
136386928	Upper Caste Hindus	In Britain-controlled India, this group had the most advancement opportunities
136386929	Ahmed Arabi	leader of Egyptian nationalist party who best armed resistance to Western Imperialism
136386930	Sino-British War	conflict between China and Britain over the opium trade that ended with the Treaty of Nanking
136386931	J.A. Hobson	The radical English economist that said the motives of the New Imperialism movement had to do with the economy and not principles
136386932	Spanish-American War	War resulting in US acquisition of the Philippines from Spain
136386933	Korea	country colonized by Japan in 1910
136901467	Sphere of Influence	A foreign region in which a nation has control over trade and other economic activities.
139027734	Boers	early term for inhabitants of South Africa, later to be known as Afrikaners
139027735	Von Treitschke	German nationalist who thought a great country should take land in the 3rd world
139027736	Cecil Rhodes	English businessman who spearheaded the takeover of South Africa
139027737	Battle of Omdurman	major victory for the English in Egypt that resulted in 11,000 deaths for the natives to only 18 losses to the Europeans
139027738	Hindus	Major religion in India. Their higher castes adminstrated India for the British
139027739	Treaty of Nanking	brought Opium Wars to an end and resulted in the takeover of Hong Kong by British
139027740	effective occupation	rule coming out of Berlin Conference that held that a Western country could not control African land unless it settled the land