Imperialism Flashcards
1884-85 to lay down rules for the division of Africa. They agreed that any European country could claim land in Africa by notifying other nations of its claims and showing it could control the area.
Berlin Conference
a __ chief, Shaka, used highly disciplined warriors and good military organization to create a large centralized state
Zulu
the Zulus lost the ______ and their kingdom, eventually falling to the British in 1887.
Battle of Ulundi
was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer Republics over the Empire’s influence in Southern Africa from 1899 to 1902
The Boer War
The boer war happened at
The Cape of Good hope
he only African nation to successfully resist the Europeans. Their victory was due to one man, Menelik II.
Ethiopia
Ethiopian forces successfully defeated the Italians and kept their nation independent.
Battle of Adowa
In 1853, war broke out between the Russians and the Ottomans.
Crimean War
British wanted to Re control india, russia wanted to expand, nag away
The Great Game
emerged to lead after breaking away from Ottoman control. He began a series of reforms in the military & economy and in 1831,
Muhammad Ali
Indian soldiers
sepoys
British Take Over
Under the British:
-India
-Sri Lanka
-Brunei
-Singapore
-Malaysia
-Myanmar
-Pakistan
-Bangladesh
France
-Laos
-Vietnam
-Cambodia
Portugal:
East Timor
Macau (China)
Germany
-Papua New Guinea
