Unit 15 Flashcards

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1
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battle in which Italy lost 6,000 soldiers to Ethiopians in 1894

A

Adowa

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2
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diamond company founded by Cecil Rhodes

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De Beers

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3
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he applied Darwin’s concept of “natural selection” to ENTIRE groups of people

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Herbert Spencer

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4
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the French concept that said it was their duty to spread French culture to “inferior” peoples

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the civilizing mission

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5
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the British concept that said it was their duty to spread British culture to “inferior” peoples

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the White Man’s Burden

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6
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British poet who popularized the notion of the White Man’s Burden

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Rudyard Kipling

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7
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idea that the “New” Imperialism was caused by a desire to alleviate the social problems caused by industrialization

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Social imperialism

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8
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idea that the “New” Imperialism was caused by the Europeans’ desire to protect their established interests from being seized by native peoples

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peripheral explanation

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9
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critic of imperialism; said rush to acquire colonies was due to capitalism’s need to invest surplus money

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J A Hobson

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10
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author whose Heart of Darkness criticized European greed and racism

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Joseph Conrad

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11
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product grown in India that reversed the balance of trade between Britain and China

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opium

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12
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ended the First Opium War; gave Hong Kong to Britain

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Treaty of Nanking

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13
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Egyptian leader who led modernization movement and attracted European investment to Egypt

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Muhammad Ali

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14
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north African colony of France

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Algeria

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15
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Dutch farmer in South Africa

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Boer

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16
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language of Dutch farmers in South Africa

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Afrikaans

17
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movement of Dutch farmers inland after British took Cape Town in South Africa

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Great Trek

18
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The European takeover of the rest of the African continent from 1882-1900

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Scramble for Africa

19
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conflict between British and Dutch Afrikaners over control of South Africa from 1899-1902

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Boer War

20
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British imperialist in Africa; established diamond trade and gold mines

A

Cecil Rhodes

21
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British explorer who explored Congo for Belgian king

A

Henry Stanley

22
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king of Belgium who conquered and exploited Congo for rubber wealth

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King Leopold II

23
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International conference on Africa that established the principle of “effective occupation”

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Berlin Conference

24
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site of massacre of British troops by Sudanese Muslims in 1885

A

Khartoum

25
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site of British victory over Sudanese Muslims in 1898

A

Omdurman

26
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last traditional rebellion against British rule in India

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Great Rebellion of 1857

27
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period in which Japan modernized along western lines

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Meiji Restoration