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Imperialism
CHS9 Herzig
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History
9th Grade
12/01/2013

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imperialism
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seize of a country or territory by a stronger country
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racism
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belief one race is superior to other races
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Social Darwinism
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social theory created by Charles darwin's ideas about evolution+natural selection which were applied to human society
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berlin conference
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to prevent conflict 14 European nations met in 1884-1885 to lay down rules for the division of africa
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shaka
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zulu chief who used highly disciplined warriors and good military organization to create a large centralized state
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boers
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dutch settlers "farmers", gradually took africans' land and established large farms
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Boer War
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between the british and the boers was the first modern "total" war
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