Age of Imperialism Flashcards
relating to language
linguistics
the belief that one race is superior to another.
Racism
A Zulu chief. Created a Zulu empire, and challenged British rule.
Shaka
used devastating force, and overwhelming brutality to control the region and keep the Europeans from controlling South Africa.
Zulu
Thousands of Boers moved North to escape British rule.
Great Trek
A brutal war between the Boer and the British.
Boer War
A country or territory governed internally by a foreign power.
Colony
Country or territory with its own government, under the control of an outside power.
Protectorate
Areas in which an outside power claims investment or trade privileges.
Sphere of Influence
An independent, less developed country controlled by private business rather than a government.
Economic Imperialism
Local government, self-rule, and local rulers who answer to European rulers.
Indirect Control
Foreign officials were brought in to rule, no self-rule or assimilation.
Direct Control
Provide governed people with needs without granting rights.
Paternalism
The idea is that local populations in time will adopt the European culture.
Assimilation
The emperor of Ethiopia, declares war on Italy
Menelik II
interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products.
Geopolitics
In an effort to keep Russia from gaining land from the Ottomans, Great Britain and France joined the Ottoman Empire against Russia.
Crimean War
A woman nurse that served in the Crimean War.
Florence Nightingale
the British East India Company’s army made up of British officers and Indian soldiers
Sepoys
India was regarded as Great Britain’s most valuable colony.
“Jewel in the Crown”
A period where Britain instituted ‘direct rule’ over India
Raj
The Dutch gained control of Indonesia
Dutch East Indies
France gains control of Vietnam
French Indochina
modern-day Thailand, under the leadership of King Mongkut and his son Chulalongkorn. Flourished under modernization.
Siam/Siamese
