AP World Chapter 24 Flashcards

333210036	Mataram	Ruled most of Java;paid tributes total by the dutch	0
333210037	Sepoys	Indian troops; relied on heavily by french;	1
333210038	British Raj	British political establishment in India;rose much because of fierce rivalry between them British and French	2
333210039	Plassey	Key battle; small number of British troops defeated large army of Indian sepoys	3
333210040	Robert Clive	British general in battle of Plassey; won control of the fertile and populous kingdom of Bengal	4
333210041	Presidencies	Madras, Bombay, Calcutta; administrative centers that made up the bulk of British rule of India	5
333210042	Princely states	Defeated or allied indian prince kingdoms; ruled by british	6
333210043	Nabobs	Corrupt officials of the east india company; cheated company And exploited indian peasants	7
333210044	Lord charles cornwallis	Made many reforms that limited indian participation in government; Lost american colonies because of surrender at yorktown	8
333210045	Ram Mohun Roy	Western educated indian leader; Supported out law of the sati	9
333210046	Isandhlwana	Conventional battle to where african zulus beat sizable british forces	10
333210047	Settlement colonies	Second major types of european overseas possession	11
333210048	White Dominions	Areas where population was mostly of european descent with small numbers of natives	12
333210049	White racial supremacy	Peak in decades before world war 1; Caused little motivation to socialize with colonized	13
333210050	Natal	British out post at Durban	14
333210051	Boer republics	Orange free state and Transvaal; Strained to keep free of influence from british	15
333210052	Cecil rhodes	British entreprenuer; Moved into orange free state after discovery of diamonds; Caused tensions between british and boers	16
333210053	Boer war	Initiated by boer assaults against british bases; ultimently british won;	17
333210054	Captain james cook	His voyages opened hawaii to the west; first perceived as god	18