Imperialism Vocab

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Self-determination

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The ability of a nation to determine and maintain its own statehood; forms its own government and allegiances.

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Otto von Bismarck

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Prussian ruler who worked to unify Germany with a policy of Blood and Iron.

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Zionism

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Movement dedicated to building a Jewish state in Palestine.

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Sepoy Mutiny

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An uprising of Indian soldiers against the colonial rule of the British.

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"White Man's Burden"

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Rudyard Kipling's poem that offers justification for imperialism.

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Berlin Conference

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Meeting of European rulers to set guidelines for colonizing Africa.

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Spheres of Influence

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Areas in which an outside power claims exclusive trade privileges.

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Treaty of Nanjing

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Ended the Opium Wars - harsh terms allowed nations to gain economic control of China.

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Boxer Rebellion

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Attacks by Chinese port workers to try to expel foreigners living in China.

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Meiji Restoration

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Change in regime marked by an end to isolation, rapid industrialization, and modernization.