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Chapter 17- W.H.- Imperialism
Vocabulary terms chapter 17
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History
10th Grade
10/20/2021

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Imperialism
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the seizure of a country or territory by a stronger country.
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Racism
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believing some races (Europeans) were superior to other non-white races.
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Social Darwinism
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the belief that the fittest people survived and enjoyed wealth and success. And Europeans had the right take over weaker people.
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Berlin Conference
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made rules for taking over Africa- any European countries could claim land by notifying other nations and proving it could control the area.
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Shaka
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the leader of the Zulu people who fought against the Boers and British.
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Boers
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the first Dutch to settle in South Africa.
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Menelik II
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who became emperor of Ethiopia in 1889 and led resistance against the Italians.
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Battle of Adowa
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a battle against the Italians and Ethiopians- won by the Ethiopians
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Crimean War
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War between Russia and the Ottoman Empire (with the help of G. Britain and France) in which Russia lost- between 1853 and 1856.
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Suez Canal
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a human made waterway that cut through the Isthmus of Suez and connected the Red Sea with the Mediterranean.
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Jewel in the Crown
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India with major raw materials along with 300 million people which were a large market for British goods. Most profitable colony.
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Sepoy Mutiny
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Uprising of Indian solders.  It was crushed by the British with perhaps 40,000 Europeans and 800,000 Indians killed.
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Raj
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British government rule in India
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Emilio Aguinaldo
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leader of the Filipino nationalists, fought against the United States and was defeated.
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Annexation
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the adding of a region to the territory of an existing political unit.
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Queen Liliuokalani
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Hawaii's only queen and last monarch of Hawaii; she wanted Hawaii to remain controlled by Hawaiians, not foreign business owners. She was removed from power.
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 Caudillos
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a military dictator of a Latin American country.
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Spanish American War
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an 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain, in which the United States supported Cubans’ fight for independence.
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Monroe Doctrine
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a U.S. policy of opposition to European interference in Latin America, announced by President James Monroe in 1823.
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Panama Canal
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a human-made waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
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Prester John
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Christian King in Africa with a solid emerald dinner table
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King Leopold
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King of Belgium who took over the Congo region of Africa
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Henry Morton Stanley
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Adventurer hired by Leopold to build a road around the rapids and set up trade posts along the river, also getting the native population to sign over their land.
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Chicotte
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whip made of Hippopotamus skin to terrorize the local population.
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Charles Goodyear
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discovered that when you add sulfur to molten rubber it stays pliable and more useful
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