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Age of Imperialism Flashcards

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1
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What countries colonized Africa and Asia, leading to political and cultural changes

A

Western Countries

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What did Europe do because they ignored the claims of African ethnic groups, kingdoms, and city-states

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they established colonies

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3
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How many ethnic and linguistic groups did Africa divided into

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100’s

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4
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What did the different groups range from

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large empires to individual villages

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5
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How many different languages were there

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over 1,000

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6
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Who were able to keep the Europeans out of Africa for 400 years

A

powerful African armies

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7
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What 3 things discouraged exploration

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Armies, rivers, and disease

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8
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What 3 people reached interior of Africa

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Missionaries, explorers, and humanitarians

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9
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Who helped King Leopold II of Belgium acquire land in Congo

A

Henry Stanley

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10
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Who did Leopold brutally exploit/how many died

A

Africans/millions

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11
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Who toke colony away from Leopold

A

Belgian government

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12
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Who began to claim parts of Africa

A

Much of Europe

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13
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What is the seizure of a country or territory by another country, usually using military or aggressive force

A

Imperialism

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14
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What is the belief that one race is better than others

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Racism

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15
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What are the 4 causes of Imperialism

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Economic, Social, Political and Military, and Technological

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16
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What was one main technological invention

A

Steam engine

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17
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Who helped conquest

A

Maxim gun

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18
Q

What protected Europeans from malaria

A

Perfection of Quinine protects

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19
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What 2 things were Africans divided by

A

Language and culture

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20
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The discovery of what 2 things increased interest in colonization

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Gold and Diamonds

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21
Q

What is the greatest source of wealth in Africa

A

Raw materials

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22
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What did Businesses develop

A

cash-crop plantations

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23
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What 2 countries are free of European control

A

Liberia and Ethiopia

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24
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How many nations agree on rules for division

A

14

25
Q

What divided Africa

A

Berlin Conference

26
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Who was a Zulu chief that created a centralized state

A

Shaka

27
Q

Who did Britain defeat in order to gain control of Zulu nation

A

Zulus

28
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Who are Dutch farmers who take African’s land and establish large farms

A

Boers

29
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Who did Boers clash with over land

A

The british

30
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Where did slaves move to in order to escape British

A

North

31
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Who won the Boer v.s. Britain war

A

British

32
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Where did Boer republics unite

A

Union of South Africa

33
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What did Europeans embark on that affected both Africa and the rest of the world

A

A new phase of empire building

34
Q

Who demanded for more expensive goods

A

Spur

35
Q

Who payed more, factories or farms

A

factories

36
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How much of their colony did Europeans want to control

A

all aspects of it

37
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What are the 4 forms of control territory

A

Colony, protectorate, sphere of influence, and economic imperialism

38
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What is governed by a foreign power

A

colony

39
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what governs itself, but under outside control

A

protectorate

40
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what is outside power that controls investment, trading

A

sphere of influence

41
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what is a private business that interests assert control

A

economic imperialism

42
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What is it when Europeans provide for local people, but grant no rights

A

Paternalism

43
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What is the adaptation of local people to ruling culture

A

Assimilation

44
Q

Who conquered southern Nigeria using both diplomacy and force

A

Britian

45
Q

Who claimed all of Nigeria as a colony

A

Britian

46
Q

Who is a culturally diverse area, with about 250 ethnic groups

A

Nigeria

47
Q

What kind of rule does britain use successfully with Hausa and Fulani

A

Indirect

48
Q

Who has superior weapons

A

Europeans

49
Q

Who actively resists French for almost 50 years

A

Algeria

50
Q

Who fought French in West Africa for 16 years

A

Samori Toure

51
Q

Where did people put faith in spiritual defense

A

In german east africa

52
Q

Who is an emperor of Ethiopia, resists Europeans

A

Menelik II

53
Q

Who defeated Italy

A

Menelik II

54
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What reduced local fighting

A

Colonialism

55
Q

What was created

A

hospitals and schools

56
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What brought economic growth

A

Technology

57
Q

Who lost land and independence

A

Africa

58
Q

What broke down

A

Traditional culture

59
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What created problems that continue today

A

Division of Africa

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