chapter 25 vocab Flashcards
country with its own government but under the control of an outside power
protectorate
china had a _____ because the government limited how many items they were allowed to be bought from foreign traders
trade surplus
isolation of women in separate quarters
purdah
special economic rights given to a foreign power
concession
some African ____ did not like their own culture and preferred western ways
elite
an effort in God’s service in Islam; a holy struggle to revive and purify Islam
jihad
situation in which a country imports more than it exports
trade deficit
indian soldier who served in an army set up by the French or English east india company
sepoy
area in which an outside power claims exclusive investment or trading privileges
sphere of influence
The Industrial Revolution helped make European stronger and started European ______ in the 1800s.
imperialism
hindu custom that called for a wife to join her husband in death by throwing herself on his funeral pyre
sati
Many new Muslim states were built on trade, farming and herding after ____ began to be preached.
jihad
the british wanted to improve the lives of women in india so they created a law to end the ____ custom
sati
in the treaty of Nanjing, china had to grant british citizens living in china ______
extraterritoriality
upper class
elite
someone sent on a religious mission
missionary
Catholic and Protestant _______ traveled to Africa to teach people about Christianity
missionaries
in india, the british ____ ruled in the name of the queen and tried to modernize the area
viceroy
____ was the result of Britain encouraging india’s herders to become farmers and grow cash crops
deforestation
Rulers in a ______ had to consult European advisers before any decisions were made on trade and missionary activities.
protectorate
The French practiced _____ and sent their own officials who were very strict on what the colony could and could not do.
direct rule
in the 1890s, tension between the Turkish and Armenians led to a ______ of the Christian people
genocide
since westerners bought more goods from china than they sold, they had a _____
trade deficit
payment for losses in war
indemnity
practiced by the French, sent officials and soldiers from France to rule their colonies
direct rule
right of foreigners to be protected by the laws of their own nation
extraterritoriality
The British practiced ______ and encouraged the children of the local rulers to become educated in Britain so they would then promote British civilization
indirect rule
educated Indians preferred western ways and were against some traditions like child marriage, sati and ____
purdah
the destruction of forest land
deforestation
Latin America was claimed as the United State’s ______ to prevent arguments with other countries
sphere of influence
powerful ____ caused the ottoman empire problems in the early 1800s
pashas
situation in which a country exports more than it imports
trade surplus
representative who ruled one of spain’s provinces in the America’s in the king’s name; one who governed in india in the name of the british monarch
viceroy
provincial ruler in the ottoman empire
pasha
after the opium war, the british made the Chinese pay an ____ to them since china lost
indemnity
deliberate attempt to destroy an entire religious or ethnic group
genocide
domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region
imperialism
the east india company required ___ to not only serve in india but also overseas which was against their religion
sepoys
practice by the british, used sultans, chiefs and other local rulers to govern their colonies
indirect rule
Russia and Britain asked the Iranian government for ____ because they wanted to control iran’s oil supply
concessions
