7th Grade Social Studies Standard 7-4
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Thomas Stamford Raffles | He founded the port of Singapore. |
| James Cook | English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands. |
| Ferdinand de Lesseps | French diplomat who supervised the construction of the Suez Canal. |
| Imperialism | One nation extends its control to the government and the economy of another nation. |
| Direct Rule | Imperial nations ruled foreign people in several different ways. |
| Indirect Rule | System in which people have their own government, but the home country has final say in important matters. |
| Sphere of Influence | A region where the imperial powers held the sole right to trade or invest. |
| William McKinley | 25th President of the United States. |
| Theodore Roosevelt | 26th President of the United States. |
| James Monroe | 5th President of the United States. |
| Monroe Doctrine | Warned Europeans not to build any new colonies in the Americas. |
| Annex | To take control of something. |
| Isthmus | A narrow strip of land that connects two bigger landmasses. |
| Lock | Sections of a canal that can be opened and closed to control water level. |
| Jane Addams | The founder of Hull House, which provided English lessons for immigrants, daycares, and child care classes. |
| Williams Jennings Bryan | Gave "Cross of Gold" speech that was so popular, making him the democratic nominee for president in the 1896 election at only age 36. |
| Rudyard Kipling | English author of novels and poetry who was born in India. |
| Emilio Aguinaldo | Leader of the Filipino independence movement against Spain. He proclaimed the independence of the Philippines in 1899, but his movement was crushed and he was captured by the United States Army in 1901. |
| Shaka | A Zulu chief in Southern Africa who used soldiers and good military organization to create a large centralized state. |
| Cetchwayo | A leader that stood up to British. |
| Sovereignty | Government free from external control. |
| Zulu War | In 1879 it was a war that lasted six months. |
| Sepoy Rebellion | They attempted to shake off British rule. |
| Sepoy | To protect investments. |
| Viceroy | Were sent to rule as a monarchy. |
| Open Door Policy | Policies were all nations had equal trading rights. |
| Boxer Rebellion | When people came together to help get rid of china outsiders. |
| Boxers | A society that attacked foreigners. |
| Modernize | Become technologically advanced. |
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