Chapter 27 terms Flashcards
New Imperialism
Between 1869 and 1914, when Western nations used industrial technology to impose their will on the nonindustrial parts of the world
Suez Canal
French construction project that connected the Red Sea to the Mediterranean
Battle of Omdurman
example of battles being fought between Europeans with machine guns and non-industrialized people fighting with spears and outdated muskets. Battles were generally catastrophic failures.
colonialism
system of administering and exploiting colonies for the benefit of the home country
Scramble for Africa
division of Africa between European powers at the end of the 19th century
Henry Morton Stanley
American journalist sent to find more information about opportunities available in Africa
King Leopold II
king of Belgium who took control of equatorial Africa and used it for personal gain
Savorgnan de Brazza
Italian officer who took control of the northern bank of the Congo river
Berlin Conference
1884 and 1885 conferences in Germany where major European powers divided Africa between them, which replaced the former trade system in Africa
Afrikaaners
descendants of Dutch settlers in South Africa that pushed out native Africans as they moved inland
Cecil Rhodes
British explorer who led the British annexation efforts in Africa
Asante
African kingdom along the Gold Coast that resisted European incursions
Menelik
emperor of Ethiopia who was able to resist Italian advances
Emilio Aguinaldo
leader of the Philippine independence movement in 1898
free-trade imperialism
a type of economic dependence that made weaker countries reliant on stronger countries
