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Chapter 14
The Height of Imperialism
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10th Grade
03/11/2015

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If a colony was run by ____, local elites were removed from power and replaced with a new set of officials from the mother country.
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direct rule
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Originally sent to Africa to find David Livingstone, Henry Stanley was
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hired by King Leopold II of Belgium.
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Lord Macaulay designed a new school system in India to
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train Indian children to serve in the colonial government and army.
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____ joined José de San Martín’s forces to complete the liberation of Peru.
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Simón Bolívar
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By seizing control of Mexico from Porfirio Díaz, Francisco Madero
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opened the door to a wider revolution led by Emiliano Zapata.
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As a result of the prosperity that came from increased exports, Latin America
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witnessed a growth in the middle sectors of Latin American society.
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What was the “white man’s burden”?
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the belief that Europeans had a moral responsibility to civilize primitive peoples
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____ led a movement for independence in the Philippines.
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Emilio Aguinaldo
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Who seized power in Egypt in 1805 and established a separate Egyptian state?
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Mohammad Ali
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In 1857, a growing Indian distrust of the British led to
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the First War of Independence, which the British called the Sepoy Mutiny.
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The son of Native American peasants, Benito Juárez
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brought liberal reforms to Mexico, including land distribution to the poor.
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____ overthrew Porfirio Díaz to gain control of Mexico.
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Francisco Madero
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the moral responsibility of Europeans to civilize primitive peoples
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"White Man's Burden"
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leader of a movement for independence in the Philippines
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Emilio Aguinaldo
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Ottoman officer who seized power in Egypt and established a separate Egyptian state
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Mohammad Ali
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talented ruler who carved out an empire for the Zulu people
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Shaka
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Indian revolt known to the British as the Sepoy Mutiny
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The First War of Independance
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group that called for a share in the governing process of India
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Indian National Congress
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Indian author who worked for human dignity, world peace, and the mutual understanding and union of East and West
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Rabindranath Tagore
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led the revolt in the French colony of Saint Domingue
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François-Dominique Toussaint-Louverture
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hailed as one of the “Liberators of South America”
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José de San Martín
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brought liberal reforms to Mexico, including land distribution to the poor
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Benito Juárez
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promoted Western learning in Thailand
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King Mongkut
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allowed local rulers to maintain positions of authority in the new colonial setting
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indirect rule
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spent 30 years exploring uncharted regions of Africa
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David Livingstone
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man who set British policy in South Africa in the 1880s
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Cecil Rhodes
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governor who ruled as a representative of a monarch
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viceroy
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formed a nonviolent movement to force improvements for the Indian poor and gain Indian independence
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Mohandas Gandhi
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held all the important positions in colonial Latin America
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peninsulares
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guaranteed the independence of the new Latin American nations and warned against any European intervention
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Monroe Doctrine
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ruled by military force, supported by the landed elites
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caudillos
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led the Mexican Revolution, seizing wealthy estates
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Emiliano Zapata
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Explain the differences between the French and British systems of colonial rule in Africa.
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Describe the benefits of British rule in India to the Indian subjects.
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Compare and contrast the effects of imperialism in China and Japan. How did their choices effect their futures?
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What were the reforms instituted by Muhammad Ali in Egypt after 1805?
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