chapter 21
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 imperialism | the domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region |
| john a. hobson | a british political economist, wrote imperialism: a study, believed imperialism was a direct consequence of the industrial economy |
| indirect rule | putting local political elites in positions of authority, cheaper and more efficient than direct rule |
| direct rule | sending officials from the homeland to rule and enforce their culture |
| social darwinism 1 | whites are the superior race and must impose their ways on all others |
| social darwinism 2 | only societies that adapt to change will survive and prosper |
| assimilation | efforts to transform colonial societies in the western image |
| association | collaboration with local elites while leaving local traditions alone |
| emilio aguinaldo | led guerilla forces against US troops for independence in the philippines but failed |
| muhammad ali | an ottoman army officer who seized control of the nile valley, introduced a series of reforms to egypt |
| ferdinand de lesseps | french entrepreneur, signed a contract to begin construction of the suez canal. |
| suez canal | connects the mediterranean and red seas, shortens the trade route, construction cost many lives and put the egyptian government in debt |
| david livingstone | scottish missionary, doctor, and explorer in africa, discovered victoria falls, believed in the three c's, opposed slavery |
| boers | farmers descended from dutch settlers, fled from the British, formed their own independent republics |
| zulus | a bantu people led by ruler shaka, engaged in a series of wars with europeans |
| the three c's | christianity, commerce, civilization |
| king leopold of belgium | used missionary activities as an excuse to claim the congo river basin, set off the scramble for africa, got territories south of the congo river |
| berlin conference 1884 | called by otto von bismarck, set rules for future annexations of african territory, success at averting war but not in reducing tension, called for free commerce and efforts at ending slave trade |
| cecil rhodes | prime minister of cape colony, tried to take over transvaal and bring it under british rule because of the discovery of gold and diamonds |
| boer independent republics | the orange free state and the south african republic (transvaal) |
| boer war | britain vs. transvaal (and the orange free state), britain had superior forces and was victorious |
| sepoys | native troops hired by the east india company to protect british interests in the region |
| sepoy rebellion 1857 | the sepoys had to bite off cartridges covered with animal fat and lard (against hinduism), so they revolted but lacked clear goals and were poorly organized so it failed |
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