vocabulary imperialism

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imperialism

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a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

Question 2

Neo-imperialism

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was a period of colonial expansion by European powers, the United States, and the Empire of Japan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The period is distinguished by an unprecedented pursuit of overseas territorial acquisitions.

Question 3

King Leopoid II of europe

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was the second King of the Belgians, known for the founding and exploitation of the Congo Free State as a private venture.

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Scramble for Africa

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was the invasion, occupation, division, colonization and annexation of African territory by European powers during the period of New Imperialism, between 1881 and 1914. It is also called the Partition of Africa and the Conquest of Africa.

Question 5

Berlin Conference

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also known as the Congo Conference (German: Kongokonferenz) or West Africa Conference (Westafrika-Konferenz), regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period, and coincided with Germany’s sudden emergence as an imperial power.

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Shaka

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is a common greeting in the Hawaiian culture, subsequently also used in surfer culture, and used as a sign of public school pride. The shaka sign, sometimes known as “hang loose”, is a gesture of friendly intent often associated with Hawaii, surf culture, and public school pride.

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Asante Kingdom

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A region and former kingdom of western Africa in present-day central Ghana. The powerful Ashanti confederation of states, formed in the late 17th century, was defeated by the British in 1896 and annexed to the British Gold Coast colony in 1901.

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Cecil Rhodes

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was a British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa, who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896. … South Africa’s Rhodes University is also named after him.

Question 9

Union of south africa

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is the historic predecessor to the present-day Republic of South Africa. It came into being on 31 May 1910 with the unification of four previously separate British colonies: Cape Colony, Natal Colony, Transvaal Colony and Orange River Colony.

Question 10

Suez Canal

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a canal in NE Egypt, cutting across the Isthmus of Suez and connecting the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. 107 miles (172 km) long

Question 11

protectorate

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historical

the position or period of office of a Protector, especially that in England of Oliver and Richard Cromwell

Question 12

Indirect rule

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n
a system of government of one nation by another in which the governed people retain certain administrative, legal, and other powers.

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Federation of indochina

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area in SE Asia, formerly a French colonial federation including Cochin-China, the protectorates of Annam, Cambodia, Tonkin, and Laos, and the leased territory of Kwangchowan: now comprising the three independent states of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Capital: Hanoi. Expand. Compare Indochina.

Question 14

Colonialist

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a person who supports the practice of gaining political control over other countries and occupying them with settlers.

Question 15

Exploitation

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1.

the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.

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Menelik ii

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was Negus[nb 2] of Shewa (1866–89), then Emperor of Ethiopia[nb 3] from 1889 to his death.

Question 17

Sphere of influence

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country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority.

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Dependent colonies

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which a majority native population is ruled by a small number of representatives from the controlling nation.

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King Chulalongiron

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was king of Thailand from 1868 to 1910. … Born in the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand (Siam), on Sept. 20, 1853, Chulalongkorn was the ninth child of King Mongkut but the first son to be born to a royal queen.

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Assimilation

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the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas.

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Panama canal

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Waterway across the Isthmus of Panama. The canal connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. The United States built it from 1904 to 1914 on territory leased from Panama.

Question 22

Whites man’s burden

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the task that white colonizers believed they had to impose their civilization on the black inhabitants of their colonies.

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Missionary

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a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country.

Question 24

Meiji restoration

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also known as the Meiji Ishin, Renovation, Revolution, Reform, or Renewal, was an event of change that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji.

Question 25

Samoa

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group of islands in the S Pacific, the islands W of 170° W longitude constituting an independent state and the rest belonging to the U.S.

Question 26

Guam

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an island, belonging to the U.S., in the N Pacific, E of the Philippines: the largest of the Marianas group; U.S. naval station. 206 sq. mi. (535 sq. km).

Question 27

Spanish American war

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war between Spain and the United States, fought in 1898. The war began as an intervention by the United States on behalf of Cuba. … The United States acquired Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines in the war and gained temporary control over Cuba.

Question 28

Sino-Japanese war

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the war (1894–95) between China and Japan over the control of Korea that resulted in the nominal independence of Korea and the Chinese cession to Japan of Formosa and the Pescadores. 2. the war that began in 1937 as a Japanese invasion of China and ended with the World War II defeat of Japan in 1945.

Question 29

treaty of shimonoseki

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was a treaty signed at the Shunpanrō hall, Shimonoseki, Japan on April 17, 1895, between the Empire of Japan and the Qing Empire, ending the First Sino-Japanese War. The peace conference took place from March 20 to April 17, 1895.

Question 30

Mumbai

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seaport in and the capital of Maharashtra, in W India, on the Arabian Sea.

Question 31

Bombay

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former state in W India: divided in 1960 into the Gujarat and Maharashtra states.