AP World History Strayer Chapter 18 Vocabulary Flashcards

9223322878	European Racism	Definition: Sense of European supremacy that was sparked by earlier movements of Social Darwinism. Significance: Europeans used this belief that they were better to take advantage of non-white peoples.	0
9223322879	Scramble for Africa	Definition: Sudden wave of conquests of Africa by European Powers (the 1880s - 1890s). Significance: Split resources between Europeans while also splitting Africans and later creating states and conflicts.	1
9223322880	Indian Rebellion	Definition: Indian mutiny sparked by cultural conflicts between British and highly contrasting Indian Hindus. Significance: Sepoy Mutiny angered British causing a direct and oppressive rule to be cast over India.	2
9223322881	Congo Free State/Leopold II	Definition: Leopold II King of Belgium (1865 - 1909) the private owner of Congo Free State. Significance: A period known as the worst abuse of Europe's 2nd wave of colonization. Europeans forced natives to harvest wild rubber.	3
9223322882	Cultivation System	Definition: System of forced labor used in Netherlands East Indies (19th-century). Significance: 20% ot the products from lowly farmers were sold to the government officals so they could heavily mark-up prices for optional profit (caused conflict).	4
9223322883	Cash-Crop Agriculture	Definition: Agricultural production (large-scale) for sale in markets rather than consumption by farmers. Significance: Caused famines, conflicts, environmental issues. It benefited Europeans not colonies.	5
9223322884	Western-educated Elites	Definition: Main beneficiaries of African/Asian lands colonized by Western powers. Significance: Educated people led anticolonial movements as they grew discouraged in their inability to win equal status.	6
9223322885	Wanjiko	Definition: Lives were heavily affected by encroaching European powers evidenced by church service and her wedding ring. Significance: Women who survived Mau Mau Rebellion and saw Kenya become Independent shows their strength.	7
9223322886	Africanization of Christianity	Definition: Process that occurred in non-Muslim Africa where millions converted to Christianity. Significance: Maintaining older traditions with new Christian ideas making almost a new "religion".	8
9223322887	Swami Vivekananda	Definition: Leading religious figure of 19th-century India. Significance: Advocate of a revived Hinduism and its mission to reach out to spiritually impoverished West.	9
9223322888	Edward Blyden	Definition: Prominent West African scholar and political leader (1832 - 1912). Significance: He argued for each civilization (including Africa) that they had their own unique contribution to make to the world.	10