Imperialism/19th Century Europe Final Exam
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Otto Von Bismarck | Chancellor of Prussia from 1862 until 1871, when he became chancellor of Germany. A conservative nationalist, he led Prussia to victory against Austria (1866) and France (1870) and was responsible for the creation of the German Empire |
| Franco-Prussian War | Set up by Otto Von Bismarck, war was declared July 19, 1870. In January 1871, Palace of Versailles was captured and Wilhelm I was named Kaiser. This empire was called the Second Reich. |
| Wilhelm II | The leader of Germany during WWI who was stubborn and was eager to show the rest of the world how powerful Germany had become. |
| Causes of Imperialism | increase strength of army; create markets for manufactured goods; social darwinism; superior races will take over inferior races; competition between European nations; newly unified nations; growing militarism; MAIN- militarism, alliances, industrialization, nationalism |
| European Colonies in Africa | Egypt, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Nigeria, Northern + Southern Rhodesia, Uganda, Algeria, Angola, Libya, Rio de Oro, Belgian Congo |
| Sepoy Rebellion | The revolt of Indian soldiers in 1857 against certain practices that violated religious customs; also known as the Sepoy Mutiny. |
| Social Darwinism | The application of ideas about evolution and "survival of the fittest" to human societies - particularly as a justification for their imperialist expansion. |
| Ethiopia and Imperialism | Ethiopia resisted imperialism and their ruler decided to modernize his country |
| Taiping Rebellion | The most destructive civil war before the twentieth century. A Christian-inspired rural rebellion threatened to topple the Qing Empire. |
| Mathew Perry | A militant leader who commanded a fleet of well-armed American fleets, and brought a letter to Japan demanding them to open its ports to diplomatic & commercial exchange |
| Effects of Imperialism | Good-Orderly government, Hospitals and Schools: Bad-Change their way of life, Bitter feelings of the natives |
| Japanese Influence in China | Japanese pressure on China led to the Sino-Japanese War and ended with disaster for China |
| Leopold II | Belgian king who ruthlessly exploited the natives on his African land for personal gain. |
| Sphere of Influence | A foreign region in which a nation has control over trade and other economic activities. |
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