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Chapter 12 New Imperialism Flashcards

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imperialism

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the domination by one country of the political economic, or cultural life of another country or region

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new imperialism

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aggressive expansion in the 1870’s-1914

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the major motives of imperialism

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social 
political
economic 
religion
military
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Social

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-spread culture, customs, nationalism

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Political

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-vast empire building, power

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Economic

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-trade new markets, natural resources

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Religion

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-Christian belief that it was their duty

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Military

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-soldiers, naval bases, military outposts, etc.

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why did imperialism spread so quick?

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  • weakness of non-western states
  • western advantages
  • facing criticism at home
  • resisting imperialism
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What is direct rule and who practices it?

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France, a country sends officials and soldiers to administrate colonies

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What is indirect rue and who practiced it?

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Britain, kept local rulers in place but were still in charge

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protectorate

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local rulers were left in place but were expected to follow the advice of European adivisors

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sphere of influence

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an area in which an outside power claimed exclusive investment or trading privileges

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colonialism

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the control of one nation by transported people of another nation, thereby setting up colonies in a new land

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5 stages of European exposure into Africa

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  • costal exploration
  • the slave trade
  • interior exploration
  • missionaries
  • european control
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who was the first country to explore Africa?

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Portugal

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What is the slave trade?

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the use of African people for economic profit

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Mungo Park & Sir Richard Burton

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explored great rivers such as the Niger, Nile, and Congo

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John Speake

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-located Lake Victoria and named it after his queen

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David Livingstone

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explored Zambezi River, where he got lost

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Henry M. Stanley

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  • went to find livingstone
  • found him in Congo
  • sent by King Leopold II
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what was the goal of the missionaries

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spread Christianity, agriculture, and education

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What is the Berlin conference?

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a conference held in Berlin to ensure that there will not be a war over Africa

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Cultural Pluralism

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learn western ways but maintain African culture (ex. Britain, Belgium, Germany)

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Cultural Assimilation

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being a part of the European culture (ex. France)

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12 reasons for new imperialism

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  • natural resources
  • new markets
  • bankers invest profit
  • outlet for population
  • ship bases for coal and other supplies
  • national security
  • empires increased prestige
  • spread western civilization
  • racial superiority
  • decline of older civilizations
  • superior weapons and transportation
  • new medicines
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3 great Muslim empires of the 1500s

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Ottomans, Safavids, Mughals

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Who led the struggle to reform Muslim practices?

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Usman dan Fadio

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Savior of Faith

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Muhammad Ahmad

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pashas

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provincial rulers

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Which countries tried to claim land from the Ottoman Empire?

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France, Russia, Britain, and later Germany

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sultan

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rulers of the Ottoman Turkish Empire

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Young Turks

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overthrew the sultan and demanded western reforms in 1908

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genocide

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a deliberate attempt to destroy a racial, political, or cultural group

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who was targeted in the genocide and why?

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Armenians because they were Christian not Muslim

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father of modern Egypt, responsible for their reforms

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Muhammad Ali

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How did Britain gain control of the canal in 1875?

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Egypt sold shares because they were unable to pay it off. Britain bought all those shares

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concessions

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special rights given to foreign powers

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Summarize European presence in Muslim regions

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1) Europeans intervene in local affairs
2) European states work to take over Ottoman lands
3) Europeans demand special rights
4) British gain control of Suez Canal
5) Egypt becomes a British protectorate
6) Russia and Britain seek oil reserves in Persia
7) Persia grants concessions to Britain and Russia

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Causes of the British colonial rule in India

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  • Mughal empire collapsing
  • exploited diversity
  • British viceroy replaced East India Co.
  • British East India Co. increases influence
  • used force with superior weapons
  • sepoy rebellion
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Effects of British colonial rule in India

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  • hand weaving industry ruined
  • deforestation
  • population growth
  • famine
  • revised legal system
  • westernization = nationalist movement
  • improved transportation, commutation, medical care, education, farming, etc.
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sati

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A Hindu custom practiced mainly by the upper classes where the wife is expected to follow her husband in the afterlife

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sepoys

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Indian soldiers in its service

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viceroy

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one who governed India in the name of the British monarch

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Ram Mohum Roy

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Founder of Indian nationalist movement

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purdah

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the isolation of women in separate quarters

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what started the sepoy rebellion?

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the British forced sepoys to serve over seas and load riffles greased in animal fat which were both against their religion

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China originally had a _________ ______ _________ when it came to trade

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Closed door policy

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balance of trade

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difference between how much a country imports and how much it exports

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Opium War 1839

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war fought between Britain and China over restrictions on foreign trade because china outlawed opium trade

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indemnity

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payment for losses in war

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Treaty of Nanjing

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unfair treaty that gave Britain a trade surplus, where a country exports more than it imports, and China with a trade deficit, where a country imports more than it exports. Britain gains Hong Kong and china now has an open door policy

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open door policy

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American approach to China around 1900, favoring open trade restrictions between china and other nations

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what is the Taiping Rebellion and what triggers it?

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peasant revolt triggered by poverty and a misery increase

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Hong Xiuquan

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leader of “Heavenly Kingdom of Peace” who was inspired by Christian missionaries

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Self Strengthening Movement 1860’s

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westernize by building factories, modern weapons, and railroads

no government support

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Sino-Japanese War

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war between China and Japan in which Japan gained Taiwan. showed China’s industrial weakness

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Guang Xu

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young emperor who launched the 100 days of Reform

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Boxer Rebellion

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anti foreign movement to drive out “foreign devils.” Japan wins and they force Chinese to support westernization.

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1900 became a _______________ _______________ until 1908 when the chaos toppled the ________ ______________

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Constitutional Monarchy, Qing Dynasty

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Sun Yixian

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President of 1911

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Three Principles of People

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built by Revolutionary Alliance

  • Nationalism
  • Democracy
  • Economic livelihood
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extraterritoriality

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right of foreigners to be protected by the laws of their own nation

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5 Effects of China imperialism

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1) increased nationalism in territories
2) modernized nations
3) increased tensions in the world
4) increased trade, interconnected world
5) spread Christianity and western culture

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