| Term | Definition |
|---|
| apartheid | political policy in South Africa where black South Africans could only live in certain areas, use separate trains, beaches, restaurants and schools. separation of the races. |
| Nelson Mandela | black South African leader who protested policy of apartheid and spent 30 years in prison. became 1st black pres. of South Africa in 1994 |
| Sepoy Mutiny | An 1857 rebellion of HIndu and Muslim soldiers against British in India because the rifle cartridges were sealed with beef and pork fat which was against both religions. This led to a year of fierce fighting. |
| Economic Sanctions (boycott) | policy used by foreign nations to protest apartheid. foreign nations don't do business with South Africa and impose trade restrictions |
| imperialism | where one country takes over another country for natural resources and raw materials. Example is Britain taking over India. |
| Jawaharlal Nehru | Follower of Gandhi who became India's first prime minister. He wanted democracy, unity, economic modernization and neutrality in the Cold War. Tried to elevate lower castes and rights of women. |
| Spheres of Influence | a foreign region (China) in which a nation ( Britain, Japan and others) has control over trade and other economic activities. |
| Mohandas Gandhi | (1869-1948) a lawyer from South Africa, he fought against racial prejudice against Indians, advocated civil disobedience, equal rights, no caste system, led salt march and other protests, assassinated by a Hindu extremist |
| Extraterritoriality | After the Opium War when U.S. and other foreign countries were given exemptions from Chinese laws at Chinese ports. The Chinese resented these privileges and the foreigners. |
| Meiji Restoration | from 1867-1912 when Japan modernizes and takes on western ways in order to prevent imperialism following Matthew Perry's visit |
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