imperialism Flashcards
1
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plassey
A
- battle between british east India company and india
- brits win and get control of northern india
2
Q
white mans burden
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europes job to modernize and Christianize the savages
3
Q
raj
A
britich rule in india
4
Q
princely states
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where the indian pinces who allied with the raj lived
5
Q
Charles cornwallis
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- reformer of britsh east india company
- reduced brits powers
- checked corruption
6
Q
sepoys
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indaians who side with the brits
7
Q
kingdom of mataram
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allowed dutch to trade their regions of java for a fee→became weak→dutch gained control of java
8
Q
east india trade company
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trading company to develop commerece in newly colonized soyh eas asia and india
9
Q
isandhlwana
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- brits vs shaka Zulu
- Africans win
10
Q
boer republics
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where the boers lived in S Africa but was free of brits rule→found raw materials→british moved in
11
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cecil rhodes
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manipulated gov so brits get into boer republics so they could destroy their independecd
12
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boer war
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- brits verse boers
- bc of gold and diamonds
- brits win but Africans have no say in anything when they take all their resources
