ch. 26-Imperialism
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Third World | the less industrialized continents of Asia, Africa and South America |
| opium trade | the transportation of the drug from India into China where it was forced upon the populace |
| khedive | Egyptian prince |
| great migration | the millions of people who left Europe in the 19th and early 20th centuries |
| swallows | name for Italian farmers who had no intention of settling abroad permanently. |
| great white walls | discriminatory practices used by the West to keep Asians out of their countries |
| new imperialism | The second wave of Western imperialism, particularly between 1880-1914 |
| Afrikaners | descendants of the Dutch in South Africa |
| Berlin Conference | A meeting from 1884-1885 at which representatives of European nations agreed on rules colonization of Africa |
| White Man's Burden | responsibility of the West to introduce to the Third World the advantages of their society |
| Great Rebellion | What was a revolt against the British in India in 1857? |
| shogun | the hereditary military ruler of Japan |
| samurai | the warrior noble class of Japan |
| 100 days of reform | radical reform (educational, governmental, industrial, social, industrial, military etce) in China to meet foreign challenge; led by Sun Yat-sen. Failed. 1898 |
| Admiral Perry | American naval commander who used military superiority to open Japan to trade |
| Qing Dynasty | the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu |
| Immigration | people coming into a country |
| Emigration | people leaving a country |
| Panama Canal | short cut through the Americas in travel from Europe to the west coast of North America |
| Suez Canal | short cut through the Arab Peninsula in travel from Europe to the Far East |
| Muhammad Ali | Established strong independent Egyptian state ruled by his family. Built strong army, government reformed, improved agriculture and communication |
| Hong Kong | island off the mainland of China won by the British as the result of the Opium Wars and the Treaty of Nanking |
| Meiji Restoration | the return of the political power of the emperor provided by patriotic samurai |
| imperialism | A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries poitically, socially, and economically. |
| Boxer Rebellion | A 1900 Uprising in China aimed at ending foreign influence in the country. |
| Sun Yat-Sen | Chinese leader who led the revolution against the Qing (Manchu) Dynasty. |
| Upper Caste Hindus | In Britain-controlled India, this group had the most advancement opportunities |
| Ahmed Arabi | leader of Egyptian nationalist party who best armed resistance to Western Imperialism |
| Sino-British War | conflict between China and Britain over the opium trade that ended with the Treaty of Nanking |
| J.A. Hobson | The radical English economist that said the motives of the New Imperialism movement had to do with the economy and not principles |
| Spanish-American War | War resulting in US acquisition of the Philippines from Spain |
| Korea | country colonized by Japan in 1910 |
| Sphere of Influence | A foreign region in which a nation has control over trade and other economic activities. |
| Boers | early term for inhabitants of South Africa, later to be known as Afrikaners |
| Von Treitschke | German nationalist who thought a great country should take land in the 3rd world |
| Cecil Rhodes | English businessman who spearheaded the takeover of South Africa |
| Battle of Omdurman | major victory for the English in Egypt that resulted in 11,000 deaths for the natives to only 18 losses to the Europeans |
| Hindus | Major religion in India. Their higher castes adminstrated India for the British |
| Treaty of Nanking | brought Opium Wars to an end and resulted in the takeover of Hong Kong by British |
| effective occupation | rule coming out of Berlin Conference that held that a Western country could not control African land unless it settled the land |
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