Imperialism Flashcards
Vocabulary Aquisition
a system of government in which local elites are removed from power and replaced by a new set of officials from the mother country
direct rule
an Indian soldier hired by the British East India Company to protect the company’s interests in the region
sepoy
colonial government in which local rulers are allowed to maintain their positions of authority and status
indirect rule
govenors who ruled as the representatives of a monarch
viceroys
incorporated territory into an existing political unit, such as a city or country
annexed
native to a region
indigenous
people born on the Iberian peninsula who typically lived temporarily in Latin America for political or economic gain and then returned to Europe
peninsulares
people of European descent born in the New World and living there permanently
creoles
people of mixed European and Native American ancestry
mestizos
political unit that depends on another government for its defense
protectorate
the extension of a nation’s power over other lands
imperialism
Ottoman army officer that seized control of Egypt in 1805
Muhammad Ali
Indian independence leader whose methods were based on nonviolent resistance
Mohandas Gandhi
amendment to the Cuban constitution that allowed the US to invade whenever “orderly government” was in danger
Platt amendment
an area in which a foreign country gained complete control over a region and its local population
colony
Area in which two nations rule as partners
condominium
Businessman and leader in southern Africa that wanted to build a railway from Cairo to Cape Town
Cecil Rhodes
Canal built by the US to facilitate shipping between the Atlantic and Pacific
Panama Canal
colonies in which non-European majorities were ruled by relatively few European colonial officials
dependent colonies
a crop that is grown for sale rather than for personal use
cash crop
Conflict in which France agreed to reocognize British claims in the Sudan in return for recognition in West Africa
Fashoda Crisis
Russian plan to build a railway across Manchuria
Trans-Siberian Railway
Sea lane in Egypt built by the French that the British considered vital to communication with India
Suez Canal
political organization that sought the independence of all Indians regardless of class or background
Indian National Congress
The system of governing colonies in much the same way that parents guide their children
Paternalism