G.S. 5 12/17 Flashcards
A type of imperialism where a country had its government left in place but was under the control of an outside power
protectorate
The domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region
imperialism
A type of imperialism where an outside power claims exclusive investment or trading privileges
sphere of influence
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The two main groups who penetrated the interior of Africa paving the way for imperialist nations were
explorers and missionaries
Name of the meeting in which European powers carved up and colonized Africa
Berlin Conference
What does partition mean?
the action of being divided into parts
What was the one major region of Africa that successfully resisted imperialism?
Ethiopia
The deliberate attempt to destroy a particular racial, cultural, or ethnic group is called a
Genocide
The genocide that took place in the Middle East in which Muslim Turks accused this group of supporting Russian plans against the Ottoman Empire, led to the killing of between 600,000 and 1.5 million people of this group over the next 25 years
Armenian genocide
A middle Eastern reformer who is known as the “father of modern Egypt”
Muhammed Ali
Which European country colonized India?
Britain
Indian soldiers were often angered at the practices of the British military, many of which went against their religious beliefs. What are these Indian soldiers called?
sepoys
Who was the British monarch during 1858, when the country controlled India?
Queen Victoria
A representative chosen to govern India on behalf of the British monarch
viceroy
The cutting of trees to make room for new farmland
deforestation
A political group created in India whose goal was to use peaceful methods of protest and civil disobedience to eventually achieve Indian self-rule
Indian National Congress
When a country imports more than it exports, this is called a
trade deficit
When a country exports more than it imports, this is called
trade surplus
The war between China and Britain over the sale and subsequent prohibition of drugs within the country was called
Opium war
The right of British people to live under their laws and to be tried in their courts even if they were living in China was called
extraterritoriality
The massive, peasant-led civil war and rebellion that occurred in China from 1850-1864
Taiping Rebellion
The policy established in the late 1800s called for equal trading and investment rights for all European countries in China
Open Door Policy
Sun Yixian aimed to rebuild China on the three principles of the people:
nationalism, democracy, economic security
