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Imperialism
Imperialism Vocabulary, events and people
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History
10th Grade
12/11/2012

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Great Potato Famine
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Occurred in Ireland in the 1840's and resulted in many deaths
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Irish Republican Army
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(IRA)An unofficial military force seeking independenceAssembly Line from Britain for Ireland
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Assembly Line
Definition
A line of workers who each put a single piece on unfinished cars as they passed on a moving belt
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Charles Darwin
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Published works on Natural Selection which was later called the Theory of Evolution
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Imperialism
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When a stronger country dominates the political, social and economic life of weaker nations
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Berlin Conference
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*14 European Nations gathered in 1884-1885 to divide up Africa
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Zulu
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African tribe led by Shaka Zulu who tried to stop the British from imperializing South Africa but were defeated
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Boers
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Dutch settlers who took Africans' land and established large farms
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Boer War (1899-1910)
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*War between the British and the Boars over African land

*Boers lost and their land became known as South Africa and was controlled by the British
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Paternalism
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European policy of governing the African people in a parental way. Providing for their needs but not giving them any rights.
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Assimilation
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*French policy
*A policy that over time all conquered people would adopt French culture and become like the French
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Colony
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A country or territory governed internally by a foreign power
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Protectorate
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A country or territory with its own internal government but under the control of an outside power
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Sphere of Influence
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An area in which an outside power claims exclusive investment or trading privileges
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"Knife with Sugar"
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An Indian reference about British imperialism.

*Refers to the fact that being imperialized has negative and positive aspects
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Sepoy Mutiny
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An 1857 rebellion of Hindu and Muslim soldiers against the British in India
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Sepoy
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An Indian soldier serving under British command
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Social Darwinism
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The theory of survival of the fittest
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The Jewel in the Crown
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British term for India during Imperialization
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Suez Canal
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A human made waterway funded by the French and built by the Egyptians that connected the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea in 1869.
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Pacific Rim
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Countries that border the Pacific Ocean
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Geopolitics
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An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products

Ex. Egypt was Imperialized because of its strategic location.
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Crimean War
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A conflict where the Ottoman Empire with the help of France and Britain stopped Russia from expanding its territory near the Black Sea (1853-1856)
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