Quizlet WH - Imperialism

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  1. "Jewel in the crown": a name given to India by British.
  2. "Jewel in the Crown": Inda was considered the most valuable fo all Britains colonies
  3. assimilation: policy that was based on the idea that in time, the population would adopt culture and become like the french.
  4. Assimilation: The idea that in time the local populations would adopt French culture and become like the French
  5. Berlin Conference: The meeting that split Africa between the European countries.
  6. Boer war: The war between the British and the Boers in South Africa
  7. Boers: Dutch settlers who established large farms on big areas of the southern tip of Africa, Afrikaners
  8. Crimean War: The military conflict between Russia and great britain because Britain and france wanted to prevent the russians from gaining control of the Ottoman empire.
  9. David Livingstone: a nmissionary from Scotland who in the late 1860's travelled with a group of Africans deep into central Africa to promote Christianity.
  10. geopolitics: an interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products.
  11. Geopolitics: An interest in or taking of land for its stategic location or products
  12. Henry Stanley: Reporter set to find Dr. Livingstone after said to be dead.
  13. Imperialism: The seizure of a country or territory by a stronger country
  14. jamal al-Din al-Afghani: supported the modernization of Peria, so he was outraged when he found out that Nasir al-din sold a concession to a British company to export Persian tobacco.
  15. Maxim gun: was invented in 1884 was the world's first automatic machine gun.
  16. Menelik II: An emperor of Ethiopia who successfully played the Europeans and pushed the Italians back.
  17. Paternalism: The policy that said Europeans governed people in a parental way by providing for their needs but giving them no rights.
  18. Raj: British rule after India came under the British crown during the reign of victoria.
  19. Raj: The term for British rule after India came under British control.
  20. sepoy: indian soldiers that accompanied British officers.
  21. Sepoy mutiny: an outbreak when soldiers disobeyed and got put in jail.
  22. Sepoy Mutiny: The uprising of the Indian soldiers in the British army
  23. Sepoys: Indian soldiers that were employed and worked for British officials
  24. Shaka: A Zulu chief who used highly disiplined warriors and good military organization to create a large centralized state.
  25. Siam: present day Thailand
  26. Social Darwinism: Those who were fittest for survival enjoyed wealth and success and were considered superior to others.
  27. Suez canal: canal that was a hand-made waterway that cut through the Isthmus of Suez.
  28. Suez Canal: A canal that was cut through the Isthmus fo Suez for faster transport
  29. The Chokwe: devoted themselves to collecting ivory and beeswax in the Angolan highlands.