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Imperialism

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The policy of acquiring and controlling
dependent territories carried out by a state

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New imperialism

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The period of intensive colonization by
the European powers,

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What where the primary motives for new imperialism?

(2 types)

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Economic-Industrial revolution,Need for raw materials,Trade with Africa ad China is of interest,Introduction of tarrifs
Political-British occupation of Suez canal, Strtegic location,Nationalism,Social policy

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Tarrifs

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Tax on inported Goods

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Free Trade

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oAgrement between countries to allow trade without tarrifs and other consequnces in a designated area.

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6
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What Allowed European powers to easiley ocupy Africa

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1 Maxin Gun(First Machine gun)
2 Steamboats (easier access)
3 Quinine(Anti malaria drug) congo prone to malaria
4 Finacial power

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7
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How much of Africa wa controlled by European power in 1870 compared to 1914.

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10% compared to 90%(excluding free Ethiopia and liberia)

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What where the main reasons for missionaries going to Africa

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Desired to bring the Gospel to
unreached peoples

Eager to abolish the slave trade

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9
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Who was David Livingstone

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He was a Scottish missionary and explorer

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Who was King Leopold

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He was the King of belgium between 1865-1909

Founder of the IAA
congo free state

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11
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Who is Pierre Brazza
And why was he interested in Africa

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French-Italien Explorer
Sent by King leopold to lead a convoy to the lower congo
Had secret intructions to annex it in france’s name

He failed but came home a french hero

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Who

Otto van bismark

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He was german former chancellor or newly unified Prusia and the German states.from 1871-1890 and prussia prime minister from (1862-1873)

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Berlin conference

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Founded by Von bimark in 1885
Its intent was to negotiate trades between european power over who could control areas in Africa.

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What is the General act

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An Act made at the berlin conference between, euopean nations that created more harmonious flow to there colonization process of Africa.

(Such as free trade ,power vacums,and effective ocipation)

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15
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What is Effective occupation

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The idea of if a Power had some sort of
Treaties with locals,Flew a flag there or had soem soft of adminisatration to govern the land they had claimed.

Exmp (flag-Fashoda Britain France)

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Sphere of influence

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is a terrritory or region where a country holds power,cultural influence or military precense

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17
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Who is Henry morton Stanley

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A welsch American explorer known for his expeditions into central africa

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18
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Who are the Mahdist

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They where a sudanese revolt againts the british and french attempt to take control over sudan.

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What is a power Vacum

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territories left undominated by another state after the withdrawal or collapse of the original ruling power

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EL Dorado

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Spanish for Fabouesley wealthy city or place

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21
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Who where the 2 countries involved in the Fashoda Crisis

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France,Britain

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Fashoda crisis

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is the dispute between France and England about the Sudanese’s and control over the Nile river

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23
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Who are the boers

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Decendants of the dutch , and the original habitants of South Africa

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24
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Who is Charles Darwin

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A English Naturalist,Geoligist and Biologist that created the theory that evolution
of the human race exists

(Very popular) some used as justification for slavery

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Anthropoligist

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someone who scientifically studies humans and there cultures and beliefs

26
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Reasons for British support
popularity

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Newly fromed ideas
nationalism
new stories out of africa
books,papers
routine life change is new

27
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Why did the british public opion change with the beors

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Beor war started
british in favour of this quick war
guerilla warfare started on beor side
british couldn’t tell who was a civilian or not
put them all in cocentration camps
a large population died
british public didn,t like it much

28
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Main Reasons for domestic support in France

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National pride is wounded after many loses
waterloo,suez canal,A.L.
urge to turn france into a main power again.Also to have respect on their name.Some other reason may be sense of revenge for britains wrondoings in fashoda.

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What are Reasons otto van Bismark originally didn’t like imperialism

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not enough Naval force
insuffeciant bureaucracy
had more concerns back home then overseas

30
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Reasons for domestic support in Germany

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nationalism
new Nation
encouragemnet of stabilaztion and unification
for the wrold to recognize the newly formed germany

31
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what is the Navy League

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fromed in 1898
desinged to support the germans expand there imperial Navy.
A bigger navy means global competetiveness

32
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Pan German Lleague

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A nationalist organization with the idea of german culture and unfication of german and other cultutures together. eg poland switzerland Austria

(small in size,large in influence)

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Entente

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a type of treaty where both sided decide to cooperate with each other in case of a military crisis.

34
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when was the german Unification

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1871

35
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Balkans

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a geographical are in southeast Europe
that includes Greece ,Romania,Bulgaria and Serbia

36
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when was the first Moroccan crisis

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1905

Cthis drives france and birtain closer)

37
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Entente cordial

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A treaty like agreement between france and England in 1904

38
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When was the second Moroccan crisis

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1911

39
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Triple entente

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is the unfication of the Entente cordial+ the Anglo russian

(France,Britan,Russia)

40
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Triple Alliance

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A defensive millitary alliance between Germany,italy,and Austria-Hungary

41
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opium wars

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a dispute between britain and the quing dynasty of china over opium inport to china by britain from india

42
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treaty of nanking

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1842, unequel treaty ended the opium wars
ceded Hong Kong to britain,and forced china to open 5 coastel cities to trade.

43
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Anglo dutch treaty

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1814, allowed brtain to have conrol over the cape colony.The great trek-.The Beor population moves inland,create’s Orange free state,Transval

44
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Germany annex south west africa

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1884

45
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When was Gold foun in south africa

(transval)

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1886

(over the next 5 years brits flood in)

46
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Kruger telegam

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a telegram sent by kaiser wilhelm to paul kruger congratulating him on defending againts the Jameson raid

47
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international conferences

(examples)

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Berlin west Africa conference 1884
the Hague conference 1899
the hague conference 1907

(no third hague conference due to ww1)

48
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Court of abitration

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formed in the 1899 hague conference
is a courth that is managedd by third party

49
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rules of Diplomacy

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Each nation is sovereign
no such thing as international law
each nation has ambassadors to all other nations

50
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Wat happened in the Moroccan crisis of 1905

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kaiser wilhelm visits morocco on his cruise ship.He greets the sultan as if he a independent ruler and ignores frennch claim of morraco

51
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What happened in the Moroccan crisis of 1911

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the German gunboat the “Pantera” heads to Agadir to protect German interests but really to put pressure on France

52
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Alsace-Lorraine

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Territory in France ,taken by the Germans ruing the franco-Prussian war.

53
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Theophile Declassee

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French foreign minister from 1898-1906

54
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George Van caprivi

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German general and Reich Chancellor 1890-1894

55
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Russian’s Reasons for Interest in China

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They wanted a ice-free port for trade to the Atlantic

56
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Boxer rebellion

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Secret Chinese Patriotic and nationalist organization

57
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Legation quarter

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The are in Beijing where foreign diplomats businessman live.

58
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First Boer war

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1880

59
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Convection of Pretoria

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Orange free state and Transvaal are given freedom on internal affairs, but not international

60
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Jameson raid

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Raid started by Cecil Rhodes against the Boers government in 1895

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